Academic Insights
assess
decide the value or importance of something, such as (here) an academic text or argument
reading around
reading more than just the main texts on a topic or issue; reading supporting and critical literature
prior experience
experience that you had before now
Study Skills
to synthesise
to combine elements (ideas, arguments, viewpoints, theories etc.) into a single idea
bias
preference or opinion which unfairly influences your actions
assumption
a belief or expectation that something is true, although you don’t have evidence
