Terms 1
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
EMPATHY
the extent to which an experiment, survey or test, measures what it is supposed to measure
VALIDITY
A general direction in which something is developing or changing
TREND
Thinking about or considering something in depth
REFLECTION
a particular attitude, perspective or way of looking at an issue
POINT OF VIEW
Responsible for making something happen
CAUSES
Unfairly prejudiced for or against something or someone
BIAS
a series of statements containing reasons and evidence which support a claim about a global issue
ARGUMENT
examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them
ANALYSE
information about a global issue that helps to develop understanding or prove that something is true or false
EVIDENCE
judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
EVALUATE
An action or solution to an issue/problem
COURSE OF ACTION
results or effects of something
CONSEQUENCES
when two or more individuals work together to solve a problem; collaboration is similar to cooperation; most collaboration requires some form of leadership
COLLABORATE
a reference to a specific piece of work in the body of a document
CITATION
What someone thinks may happen in the future.
PREDICTION
a viewpoint on an issue based on evidence and reasoning
PERSPECTIVE
A view or judgement formed about something, not based on fact or knowledge.
OPINION
Related to a particular area or neighbourhood.
LOCAL
Something that is known or can be proved to be true
FACT
A personal reason for involvement in an undertaking or situation, especially expecting financial or some other gain.
VESTED INTEREST
an assessment of something as good or bad in terms of someone’s standards or priorities
VALUE JUDGEMENT
the extent to which a research method, experiment, test or measuring procedure will get the same results every time
RELIABILITY
Citation or quotation of a source of information reproduced in a report
REFERENCES
Thinking about something in a logical, coherent way.
REASONING