Research Vocabulary Terms

Rewording the ideas of an author or source

• Citation

• Plagiarize

• Paraphrase

• Quote

An exact copy from a source or author; using the exact words with quotation marks and a citation

• Works Cited

• Quote

• Paraphrase

• Publisher

Reliable, trustworthy

• Credible

• Bias

• Thesis

• Current

A website has valid facts and includes citations, provides evidence, has no spelling/grammar errors, and the information matches other credible sources

• Relevant

• Current

• Biased

• Accurate

A note after a fact, quote, or paraphrase to show the source (author and page number)

• Works Cited

• Citation

• Plagiarize

• Publisher

Connected. Does this information help you answer your question?

• Currency

• Accuracy

• Relevant

• Bias

The group responsible for the content (.gov, .edu, .org, .com)

• Publisher

• Accuracy

• Bias

• Works Cited

When a source was published and updated. Think: is it up to date?

• Credible

• Authority

• Bias

• Current

A page at the end of a research paper that lists all the sources used in the paper

• Quote

• Works Cited

• Plagiarize

• Thesis

To take the ideas or words of someone else and pass them off as your own

• Quote

• Paraphrase

• Bias

• Plagiarize