MYP II - Research terms

​INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH TERMS-MYP II

By Maryum Saeed

RESEARCH TERMS

• Topic → The general idea (e.g., Plastics and the Environment).

• Question → What you want to find out (e.g., How do plastics harm sea turtles?).

• Source → Where information comes from (e.g., book, website, video).

academic integrity (noun): honesty in one’s schoolwork, which includes giving credit to sources and doing one’s own work

bias (noun): the tendency to present or interpret information in a way that is partial or prejudiced

bibliography (noun): a list of all the sources used for a research project

citation (noun): a piece of information used in a research report, with a reference to the source

cite (verb): to formally refer to someone else’s work by quoting or restating it; to name in a citation

credibility (noun): the quality of being trusted and believed in; the reliability of information or a source

database (noun): a collection of information, or data, usually organized and stored digitally, as in a computer system, and available for rapid search and retrieval

​RESEARCH TERMS

​RESEARCH TERMS

date relevance (noun): how up-to-date and useful information is based on when it was published or created

digital source (noun): any online material (e.g., a website) used to gather information for research

keyword (noun): a significant word or phrase used in searching for information online

paraphrase (verb): to express a concept in one’s own words without changing the meaning

​RESEARCH TERMS

peer-reviewed (adjective): written and reviewed by experts in the relevant field of study

perspective (noun): a particular way of viewing or understanding a situation or topic, often based on personal experiences or background
plagiarism (noun): the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own without proper acknowledgment

primary source (noun): an original document or firsthand account that has not been interpreted or edited by others

Research Terms

secondary source (noun): an article, report, or other reference work that discusses, analyzes, or interprets original documents or firsthand accounts but that is not itself a firsthand account

summarize (verb): to create a shorter version of content, such as a text, that includes its main points

Research Terms

publication date (noun): the specific date when a document or source was produced or released, which can indicate currency and relevance

search engine (noun): a program used to search for and identify items in a database, especially on the Internet, that correspond to keywords or other criteria specified by the user