English Reviewer

• Persuasive Text - Is a form of non-fiction writing that aims to convince the reader of a certain point of view.
• Argumentative Text - Is a text where the writer is either 'for' or 'against' an issue or subject, or presents the case for both sides.
• Informative Text - Simply put, informative writing is writing with the purpose to inform.
• Analysis - Is a method of organizing sorting, and scrutinizing data in such a way that a research question can be answered or meaningful inferences can be drawn.
• Bibliography - Is a list of all the sources used in the process of researching.
• Concept - Refers to a mental idea of a phenomenon. These are words or terms that symbolize some aspects of reality. e. g. love, pain.
• Data - Is an information that can be words or numbers.
• Data Gathering Tools - Refer to the devices/instruments used to collect data such as questionnaire or computer- assisted interviewing system.
• Data Presentation - Involves the use of a variety of different graphical techniques.
• Descriptive Study - Is a research design that describes “what is” (e.g. a survey).
• In-Text Citation - Is the brief form of the reference included in the body of one’s work.
• Limitations - Are restrictions in a study that may decrease the credibility and generalizability of the research findings.
• Literature Review - Is a critical summary or research on a topic of interest, generally prepared to put a research problem in context or to identify gaps and weaknesses in prior studies so as to justify a new investigation.
• Plagiarism - Is the unethical practice of using words or ideas of another author/researcher without proper acknowledgement.
• Quantitative Research - Is the process of collecting and analyzing numerical data.
• Questionnaire - Is a set of questions used to gather information in a survey.
• Research Topic - Is a subject or issue that a researcher is interested in when conducting a research.
• Respondents - Are those persons who have been invited to participate in a particular study and have actually taken part in the study.
• Research Question - Is the question around which a researcher centers his/her research.
• Socio Demographic Profile - Includes age, sex, education, migration, background and ethnicity, religious affiliation, marital status, household, employment, and income.
• Variables - Are attributes or characteristics that can have more than one value, such as height or weight. These are qualities or quantities, properties or characteristics of people, things, or situations that change or vary.
• Technical Definition - Mostly refers to the aspect of explaining or describing any technical terms or terminology.
• Operational Definition - On the other hand, is more on the application of the word.
• Etymology - Explains the origin of the word itself.
• Classification - Shows how the topic fits into a larger category.
• Description - Lists and Defines the term
• History - Discusses the history of the term, its use, and controversies associated with it.
• Examples - Represent other things because they have all the main qualities or characteristics that the thing they represent also have.
• Illustrations - Are pictures in a book, magazine, etc. or the process of illustrating something.