Research Vocabulary

This is a list of written works or other sources on a particular subject.

This is the notation of a source used for a paper.

This is a source used to find information.

This is the use of someone else's ideas or statement as if they were your own and without giving proper credit.

This is a list with author, title, and publication details of the works (the books, articles, etc.) a researcher used to write a paper. This is an informational list at the end of a research paper to credit sources.

This is a pictorial way of representing knowledge. It is used to help organize ideas and present information.

This is a system used to think about and organize your paper. For example, you can use it to see whether your ideas connect to each other, what order of ideas works best, and if you have enough evidence to support each of your points. This prewriting tool following a specific format and includes main categories and subcategories. There are two kind: topic and sentence.