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American Psychological Association (APA)

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The rules of APA Style provide guidance for writing with simplicity, power, and concision. APA Style has been adapted by many disciplines and is used by writers around the world.

An experience that fits "the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies. " A human experience shared by all regardless of gender, culture, ethnicity, ...

argumentation

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A form of discourse, the purpose of which is to convince a reader or hearer by establishing the truth or falsity of a proposition. It is often combined with exposition. It differs from exposition ...

author’s purpose

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An understanding of author’s intention, style and presentation, and impact on audience.

background knowledge

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The reader’s prior knowledge about a topic. Readers create meaning when prior knowledge is integrated with new knowledge. When students can draw upon their experiences and background knowledge, ...

prior knowledge

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The reader’s prior knowledge about a topic. Readers create meaning when prior knowledge is integrated with new knowledge. When students can draw upon their experiences and background knowledge, ...

Bloom's taxonomy

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Benjamin Bloom created this taxonomy for categorizing the level of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings. The taxonomy provides a useful structure in which to ...