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Research Terms
10 Research terms for high school
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| citation | a note within a sentence/ paragraph indicating that information has come from an outside source |
| audience | the intended reader or viewer of a research product |
| purpose | the author's intended result in addressing the audience |
| primary source | first-hand original information |
| plagiarism | summarizing |
| paraphrase | information from a source that has been re-phrased in the second writer's own words while keeping most of the author's ideas |
| summary | material originating from a resource that has been processed |
| direct quote | the exact words used from a source that appear in a product; must be put in quotation marks and credited according to MLA or APA style |
| works cited | a list of all sources you have documented in your paper |
| validity | the trustworthiness of a text based on the credentials of the author |