Doing assignments is something that makes most students anxious and this following article may help if you are learning something new or re-training for a new line of work.
Each subject has its own language and in order to gain the most marks, focus on the most important words in the statement or question. These important words are known as keywords and keywords are broken up into two main groups: process words and content words.
Keywords are the nouns in the assignment question or statement and process words tell you what to do.
Before you tackle your assignment, make sure to research each of these words and take notes so that you understand them fully. These words are important and you must focus on them to gain the most marks.
You cannot understand a subject if you do not understand the language of the subject. Create definitions and notes on the important words for each subject you are studying. Learn your definitions and keep a record of words that you discover as you study.
Each content word should be the start of your research into the topic and the way to produce meaningful research notes on specific points for the assignment.
Process words explain what the reader should do. For example you may be asked to, “discuss”, “explain” or “compare”.
What do they mean? Record each word and it’s meaning by looking them up in the dictionary to get a clear concise explanation.
Contrast is an interesting process word. When this word pops up in your assignment you are meant to say how one thing is the SAME or DIFFERENT to the other. We are basically comparing things.
Before you tackle your assignment, make sure to research each of these words and take notes so that you understand them fully. These words are important and you must focus on them to gain the most marks.
You cannot understand a subject if you do not understand the language of the subject. Create definitions and notes on the important words for each subject you are studying. Learn your definitions and keep a record of words that you discover as you study.
Each content word should be the start of your research into the topic and the way to produce meaningful research notes on specific points for the assignment.
Process words explain what the reader should do. For example you may be asked to, “discuss”, “explain” or “compare”.
What do they mean? Record each word and it’s meaning by looking them up in the dictionary to get a clear concise explanation.
Contrast is an interesting process word. When this word pops up in your assignment you are meant to say how one thing is the SAME or DIFFERENT to the other. We are basically comparing things.
