Personal learning and thinking skills

Key skills

NVQ mandatory units

NVQ optional units

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Define 
This requires an answer that explains the precise meaning of a concept. A definition answer will include a discussion of a concept and may also state the limits of a concept. 
 

Describe 
This requires you to describe the attributes or characteristics of a subject 
 

Evaluate 
This requires a judgment about an idea or subject. You may need to state whether the idea or subject being discussed is valuable or relevant after acknowledging points for and against it. Your judgment could be influenced by others views as well as your own opinion.
 

Explain 
Offer a detailed and exact explanation of an idea or principle, or a set of reasons for a situation or attitude. The explanation should increase the listener's/reader’s understanding of a topic or idea.