GP Glossary
56 GP textbook pg 264, 265 terms
Assignment due 29/08/2021
- active listening
- attentively trying to understand what someone says rather than passively hearing the words
- aim
- the purpose of a shared outcome
- analysis
- breaking down a global topic into issues and exploring causes and consequences of these issues
- argument
- consists of a claim, the reasons for that claim and evidence to support the claim
- bias
- a judgment based on a personal point of view, which may be unfair or could favor or be prejudiced against a certain side
- cause
- the reason(s) why an event or situation happen
- cite
- to refer to a text, book or author as evidence to help support an argument
- claim
- a statement or an assertion that is something true
- closed question
- a question that often has a yes/no or specific answer; often prompted by ‘what’ questions
- collaboration
- working together with others
- communication
- a way to transfer information from one place to another, usually by speaking and writing
- compromise
- to reach common agreement
- conclusion
- sums up points made in the text
- consequence
- the result or effect of something that has happened
- double bar graph
- a bar graph that compares two sets of data
- evaluation
- identifying strengths and limitations/weaknesses
- evidence
- anything that can support or back up a claim
- fact
- something that can be proven to be true
- fake news
- false information deliberately created to trick people into believing it’s true
- feedback
- giving information to someone about something
- global perspective
- thinking about a situation or issue as it relates to the whole world
- issue
- an important topic/sub-topic or problem for debate or discussion
- limitation
- usually something that is lacking or not done very well
- local perspective
- thinking about a situation as it relates to a specific region or locality
- national perspective
- thinking about a situation or issue that relates to a specific country
- non-verbal feedback
- feedback that is not spoken, including nodding, leaning forward and making eye contact
- one sided argument
- an argument that does not present all the evidence
- open ended question
- a question requiring a linger answer than yes/no; often prompted by ‘why’ or ‘how’
- opinion
- a viewpoint, idea that cannot be proven
- outcome
- a product to achieve a specific aim
- paragraph
- usually presents a claim, reasoning and evidence
- personal perspective
- what an individual thinks about a topic/issue as a result of research findings
- personal strength
- something an individual is good at
- perspective
- a certain world view or way of looking at something
- prediction
- a statement about what might happen in the future
- primary research
- the method for collecting data that has not been collected before and is collected directly from individuals, groups of people or research observations
- questionnaire
- a way of gaining different opinions to help develop a perspective
- reasoning
- justification for something e.g. a claim or argument, often introduced by ‘because…’
- reference
- details of a source of information, including the author, title, publication date, any website or addresses and the date the website was accessed
- reference list
- a list of all the sources of information researched and used in written work
- reflection
- to think hard about something
- reflective learning
- to think hard about what you are learning
- reliable source of information
- a source that can be trusted to use
- research
- a way of collect information
- research questions
- a question that enables you to carry out research about a specific issue
- search engine
- a program in the computer that searches for and identifies suitable information
- secondary research
- the method of collecting data from an existing/published source of information
- shared outcome
- something produced as a team
- source
- a place from which information can be obtained to inform a person about something
- stakeholder
- someone with a vested interested in a topic/issue
- teamwork
- working with a group of people towards a shared outcome
- text structure
- how the text is organised so that the reader can follow it
- topic specific words
- words that are related to a main idea/topic
- transition words
- words that help to link ideas together e.g. ‘Finally’, ‘As you can see’
- unreliable source
- a source that cannot be trusted to use
- verbal feedback
- spoken feedback, including affirmations like ‘I see’, ‘I know’, ‘Sure’ and ‘I understand’