©Board of Studies NSW (1999), The NSW
HSC Assessment Support Document.
Syllabus outcomes, objectives, performance
bands and examination question's have key words that state what students are
expected to be able to do. A glossary of key words has been developed to help
provide a common language and consistent meaning in the Higher School
Certificate documents.
Using the glossary will help teachers and
students understand what is expected in responses to examinations and assessment
tasks.
Account
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Account for: state reasons for, report on.
Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions
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Analyse
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Identify components and the relationship
between them; draw out and relate implications
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Apply
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Use, utilise, employ in a particular
situation
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Appreciate
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Make a judgement about the value
of
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Assess
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Make a judgement of value, quality,
outcomes, results or size
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Calculate
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Ascertain/ determine from given facts,
figures or information
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Clarify
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Make clear or plain
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Classify
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Arrange or include in classes/
categories
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Compare
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Show how things are similar or
different
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Construct
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Make; build; put together item or
arguments
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Contrast
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Show how things are different or
opposite
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Critically
(analysis/
evaluation)
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Add a degree or level of accuracy depth,
knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to
(analysis/evaluation)
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Deduce
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Draw conclusions
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Define
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State meaning and identify essential
qualities
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Demonstrate
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Show by example
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Describe
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Provide characteristics and
features
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Discuss
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Identify issues and provide points for and/
or against
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Distinguish
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Recognise or note/ indicate as being
distinct or different from; to note differences between
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Evaluate
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Make a judgement based on criteria;
determine the value of
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Examine
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Inquire into
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Explain
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Relate cause and effect; make the
relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how
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Extract
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choose relevant and/ or appropriate
details
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Extrapolate
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Infer from what is known
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Identify
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Recognise and name
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Interpret
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Draw meaning from
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Investigate
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Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions
about
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Justify
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Support an argument or
conclusion
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Outline
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Sketch in general terms; indicate the main
features of
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Predict
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Suggest what may happen based on available
information
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Propose
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Put forward (for example a point of view,
idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action
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Recall
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Present remembered ideas, facts or
experiences
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Recommend
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Provide reasons in favour
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Recount
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Retell a series of events
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Summarise
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Express, concisely, the relevant
details
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Synthesise
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Putting together various elements to make a
whole
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