Glossary of Key Words
- 1. Glossary of Key Words Definitions & Sample Uses
- 2. Account Account for your late arrival at school this morning. Give an account of your arrival at school this morning. Account for: state reasons for, report on. Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions
- 3. Analyse Analyse the College’s canteen rules. Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications
- 4. Apply Apply the College motto when on the yard. Use, utilise, or employ in a particular situation
- 5. Appreciate Appreciate the extra-curricular activities available to students of the College. Make a judgement about the value of
- 6. Assess Assess the effectiveness of the bus lines used at the College. Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size
- 7. Calculate Calculate the percentage of Year 7 students in our school population. Ascertain or determine from given facts, figures or information
- 8. Clarify Clarify the starting dates for Term 1 for each year group. Make clear or plain
- 9. Classify Classify students according to the sports they play. Arrange or include in classes or categories
- 10. Compare Compare the experience of a Year 7 student with a Year 12 student. Show how things are similar or different
- 11. Construct Construct an argument for not wearing school uniforms. Make, build; put together items or arguments
- 12. Contrast Constrast the uniforms of girls and boys. Show how things are different or opposite
- 13. Critically (analysis/evaluation) Critically analyse the use of technology by students. Critically evaluate the standard of the College’s information technology resources Add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to (analyse/ evaluation)
- 14. Deduce Deduce why parents send their children to Catholic schools. Draw conclusions
- 15. Define Define the attributes needed in a SRC member. State meaning and identify essential qualities
- 16. Demonstrate Demonstrate the correct way to enter a classroom. Show by example
- 17. Describe Describe the school crest. Provide characteristics and features
- 18. Discuss Discuss the topic of detentions. Identify issues and describes points for and/or against
- 19. Distinguish Distinguish between the subjects of Physics and Chemistry. Recognise or note/indicate as being distinct or different from; to note differences between
- 20. Evaluate Evaluate the College’s system of merit certificates. Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
- 21. Examine Examine how we might incorporate healthier choices into the canteen menu. Inquire into
- 22. Explain Explain the results of your last Maths test. Relate cause and effect; make the relationship between things evident; provide why and/or how
- 23. Extract Extract information about the history of the College. Choose relevant and/or appropriate details
- 24. Extrapolate Extrapolate the trends in our HSC results. Infer from what is known
- 25. Identify Identify the SRC members who represent your year group. Recognise and name
- 26. Interpret Interpret the College song. Draw meaning from
- 27. Investigate Investigate how the College could save water. Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about
- 28. Justify Justify having free periods. Support an argument or conclusion
- 29. Outline Provide an outline of the College walkathon. Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of
- 30. Predict Predict your performance in the Higher School Certificate. Suggest what may happen based on available information
- 31. Propose Propose a system to make the use of the canteen quicker. Put forward (eg a point of view, idea, argument or suggestion) for consideration or action
- 32. Recall Recall your first day of Year 7. Present remembered ideas, facts or experiences
- 33. Recommend Recommend your favourite elective subject to future students. Provide reasons in favour of
- 34. Recount Recount your favourite film. Retell a series of events
- 35. Summarise Summarise the procedures for Homeroom. Express, consisely, the relevant details
- 36. Synthesise Synthesise the opinions of all your friends about school. Putting together various elements to make a whole