AP RESEARCH TERMS Flashcards

10626889713	Alignment	Cohesion between the focus of an inquiry, the method of collecting information, the process of analysis of the information, and the conclusions made to increase understanding of that focus	0
10626889714	Argument	Claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed through a line of reasoning and supported by evidence	1
10626889715	Assumption	A belief regarded as true and often unstated	2
10626889716	Author	One who creates work that conveys a perspective and can be examined	3
10626889717	Bias	A personal belief, opinion, or value that may influence one's judgement perspective, or claim	4
10626889718	Claim	A statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective	5
10626889719	Coding	A method for reducing data sets into categories or numbers for the purpose of analyzing emerging themes, patterns, or trends	6
10626889720	Commentary	Discussion and analysis of evidence for the purpose of analyzing emerging themes, patterns, or trends	7
10626889721	Complex Issue	Issue involving many perspectives	8
10626889722	Concession	Acceptance of an opposing view	9
10626889723	Conclusion	Understanding resulting from analysis of evidence	10
10626889724	Context	The intent, audience, purpose, bias, background of a source	11
10626889725	Conventions	Stylistic features of writing	12
10626889726	Counter-argument	An opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence	13
10626889727	Credibility	The degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy	14
10626889728	Cross-curricular	Goes beyond the boundary of a single content area or discipline	15
10626889729	Deductive	Type of reasoning that constructs general propositions supported with evidence	16
10626889730	Evidence	Information used to support a claim	17
10626889731	Fallacy	Evidence or reasoning that is false	18
10626889732	Feasible	Able to complete with the time, resources, and processes available	19
10626889733	Implication	Possible future effect/result	20
10626889734	Inductive	Type of reasoning that presents cases or evidence that lead to a logical conclusion	21
10626889735	Inquiry	A process for searching for seeking information	22
10626889736	Interdisciplinary	Involving two or more areas of knowledge	23
10626889737	Lens	Filter through which an issue or topic is considered or examined	24
10626889738	Limitation	A boundary or point at which an the argument is no longer valid	25
10626889739	Line of Reasoning	Arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion	26
10626889740	Literature	The foundational and current texts of a field or discipline of study	27
10626889741	Material Culture	Physical objects, resources, and spaces used for defining culture	28
10626889742	Perspective	A point of view conveyed through an argument	29
10626889743	Plagiarism	Failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any ideas or evidence taken from another source	30
10626889744	Point Of View	Position or standpoint on a topic or issue	31
10626889745	Primary research	Planning and implementation of an inquiry to gather firsthand data or information pertaining to a topic of interest	32
10626889746	Primary source	An original source	33
10626889747	Qualification	A condition or exception	34
10626889748	Quantitative	Having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities	35
10626889749	Rebuttal	Contrasting an opposing perspective by providing alternate, more convincing evidence	36
10626889750	Refutation	Disapproving an opposition by providing counter-evidence	37
10626889751	Reliability	Extent something can be trusted to be accurate	38
10626889752	Resolution	Act of solving a problem or dispute	39
10626889753	Secondary Research	The process of gathering data or information about a topic of interest from previously published sources	40
10626889754	Solution	A means of answering a question or addressing a problem or issue	41
10626889755	Text	Something composed (e.g., Articles, research studies) that conveys a perspective that can be examined	42
10626889756	Thesis	A claim or position on an issue or topic put forward and supported by evidence	43
10626889757	Tone	The way in which an author expresses an attitude about his/her topic or subject through rhetorical choices	44
10626889758	Triangulation	Implementing more than one research method to strengthen the depth of understanding and validity of findings	45
10626889759	Validity (Argument)	The extent to which an argument or claim is logical	46
10626889760	Validity (Research)	The extent to which the conclusions of an inquiry accurately address the variables. In other words a test is valid if it measures what it's supposed to.	47
10626889761	Vocal Variety	Changing vocal characteristics in order to emphasize ideas, convey emotion or opinion, or achieve other specific purposes	48
10626889762	Workshopping	Presenting scholarly work to peers for feedback to inform or guide revisions	49
10626889763	Qualitative	Having to do with text, narrative, or descriptions	50
10626889764	Secondary source	A commentary about one or more primary sources that provides additional insight, opinions, and/or interpretation about the primary source	51