Exam Terms 2

Exam Terms 2

1. DISCUSS

   • A written debate - use skill at reasoning, back up with carefullt selected evidence - make a case for and against or point out advantages and disadvantages. Arrive at a conclusion

2. ELABORATE

   • To give in more detail, provide more information on

3. EXAMINE

   • Look in close detail and establish key facts and important issues - offer reasons as to why the facts and issues you have identified are the most important, explain the different ways in which they could be construed.

4. EXPLAIN

   • Clarify a topic- give detailed account of how and why it occurs, or what is meant by its use in a particular context. Writing should have clarity so that complex procedures can be understood, defining key terms and be sustained with relevant research

5. EXPLORE

   • Adopt a questioning approach - consider a variety of different viewpoints - reconcile opposing views by presenting final line of argument

6. GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF

   • Give a detailed description of something
     • Not to be confused with 'account for' which asks for not only what, but why something happened

7. IDENTIFY

   • Determine the key points to be addressed and implications thereof

8. ILLUSTRATE

   • Show the workings of something- making use of definite examples and statistics if appropriate to add weight to your explanation

9. INTERPET

   • Demonstrate your understanding of an issue or topic. Use of particular terminology, or what the findings from a piece of research suggests to you - patterns and casual relationships

10. JUSTIFY

    • Make a case- provide body of evidence to support your ideas and points of view. Present balanced argument - consider options which may run contrary to your own before stating your conclusion

11. OUTLINE

    • Convey main points - place emphasis on global structures and interrelationships rather than minute detail

12. REVIEW

    • Look thoroughly into a subject - critical assessment, not merely descriptive

13. SHOW HOW

    • Present in logical order and with reference to relevant evidence, the stages and combination of factors that give rise to something

14. STATE

    • Specify in clear terms the key aspects pertaining to a topic without being overly descriptive

15. SUMMARISE

    • Give a condensed version drawing out the main facts and omit superfluous information - brief or general examples

16. TO WHAT EXTENT

    • Calls for a thorough assesment of the evidence in presenting your argument. Explore alternative explanations and why they exist.