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14 Glossary terms

Active

Noun or Adjective

Attentively trying to understand what someone says rather than passively .

Example: She's been very active in the the class lately.

Analysis

Noun

Breaking down a global topic into issues and exploring causes and consequences of these issues

Example: His analysis for the experiment was very good

Argument

Noun

Consists of a claim, the reasons for that claim and evidence to support the claim

Example: The argument led to nowhere in the end

Bias

Noun or verb

A judgement based on a personal point of view, which may be unfair or could favour or be prejudiced against a certain side.

Example: I think the scoring might be a little different if the judges didn't have a bias

Cause

Noun or verb

The reason(s) why an event or situation happens

Example: Stress was the cause of her bad grades

Closed question

Noun

A question that often has a Yes/No or specidfic answer; often prompted by 'what' questions

Example: Some people might not like answering closed questions

Collaboration

noun

Working together with others

Example: Collaboration is very important when doing a project

Communication

noun

A way to transfer information from one place to another, usually by speaking or writing

Example: Communication is very useful in life

Compromise

Noun or verb

To reach common agreement

Example: We were able to compromise the situation in the end

Conclusion

Noun

Sums up points made in a text

Example: In conclusion he realized it was all just a dream

Consequence

Noun

The result or effect of something that has happened

Example: The consequence for them being late is detention

double-bar graph

Noun?

A bar graph that compares two sets of data

Example: A double bar graph can be useful for work purposes

evaluation

Listening

Verb

Hearing the words

Example: Listening carefully in class is always a good idea