POB OBJ 2.01 Vocab

Factual information

• a piece of information presented as having an objective reality; knowledge or information based on real occurrences

• a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• refers to the degree to which a study accurately reflects or assesses the specific concept that the researcher is attempting to measure

Opinions

• a piece of information presented as having an objective reality; knowledge or information based on real occurrences

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter

• refers to the degree to which a study accurately reflects or assesses the specific concept that the researcher is attempting to measure

Bias

• the extent to which we can rely on the source of the data and, therefore, the data itself

• a piece of information presented as having an objective reality; knowledge or information based on real occurrences

• a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

Valid

• refers to the degree to which a study accurately reflects or assesses the specific concept that the researcher is attempting to measure

• the extent to which we can rely on the source of the data and, therefore, the data itself.

• an inclination of temperament or outlook, especially a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment

• a sketch of how to organize information and a list of its contents.

Reliable

• refers to the degree to which a study accurately reflects or assesses the specific concept that the researcher is attempting to measure

• the extent to which we can rely on the source of the data and, therefore, the data itself.

• adequate information and understanding, are near or at the end of gathering research, and have completed an exercise in prewriting.

• a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or discussion by others.

Outlines

• arrangement of materials hierarchically and sequentially by identifying main topics, subtopics, and details under the subtopics.

• adequate information and understanding, are near or at the end of gathering research, and have completed an exercise in prewriting.

• a sketch of how to organize information and a list of its contents.

• a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or discussion by others.

Storyboards

• a sketch of how to organize information and a list of its contents.

• a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or discussion by others.

• an overview of the content that provides a reader with the overarching theme, but does not expand on specific details.

• arrangement of materials hierarchically and sequentially by identifying main topics, subtopics, and details under the subtopics.

Proposal

• a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or discussion by others.

• an overview of the content that provides a reader with the overarching theme, but does not expand on specific details.

• arrangement of materials hierarchically and sequentially by identifying main topics, subtopics, and details under the subtopics.

• the degree to which a study accurately reflects or assesses the specific concept that the researcher is attempting to measure

Primary sources

• original materials on which other research studies are based; discovery or share new information; first-hand accounts and information relevant to an event.

• created by someone who did not have first-hand experience or did not participate in the events or conditions being researched; written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight.

Secondary sources

• original materials on which other research studies are based; report a discovery or share new information; first-hand accounts and information relevant to an event.

• created by someone who did not have first-hand experience or did not participate in the events or conditions being researched; written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight.