Y4 S 9239 - global perspectives

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Sampling
collecting a subset of data and then drawing conclusions about the items not cotlected, depending on the population
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Scanning
very quickly searching through a large volume of information for specific key words or phrases
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Scientific model
an idea used to represent something that happens in nature
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Secondary evidence
evidence combined or summarised from primary evidence, but not directly from the situation itself
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Signpost
word or phrase in an essay which shows the reader the directron in which the argument is going
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Skills
any mental or physicaI abilities you can improve through practising them
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Skimming
quickly moving through an individuaI source in order to pick out clues to its content and purpose
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Stipulated definition
a definition that is declared, or stipulated, as the one that should be used forthe context being described
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Strength
a feature of an argument which makes it more likely it will be accepted
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Structure
the organisation of a text, and how each element within it is placed together
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Subjectivity
the view that meaning is based on individuaI beliefs and attitudes
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Synthesis
combining more than one thing together in order to understand them more effectively by exploring their differences and similarities
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