English Language GCSE
Critical judgement and evaluation
What Critical judgement and evaluation means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Eduqas.
Definition of Critical judgement and evaluation
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Judging how successfully a text achieves its purpose and justifying that judgement, weighing a technique's effect and considering how far it works.
Topics that use Critical judgement and evaluation
- Assessment - Assessment Objectives and Weightings (Eduqas GCSE)
Related terms
- Active listening
- Appropriate response to questions
- Clarity and coherence
- Coherent written expression
- Comparative analysis and synthesis
- Confident delivery and audience awareness
- Deliberate variety in sentence structure
- Effect on the reader
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