AS Level Global Perspectives Midterm Study Guide

2025-2026 Global Perspectives Study Guide

A strong Global Perspectives research question must …

Have multiple perspectives and allow for a debate

How does refining a research question help?

Focuses and makes the research more precise

Why is it essential to define key terms in your essay?

Clear and consistent understanding of the concepts.

What does global relevance mean?

Cultures, populations, multiple regions are affected

Three examples of high quality sources.

Government reports, academic journals, and peer reviewed journals

How does a source strongly influence your argument?

by offering credible evidence that shapes or changes reasoning

why are contradictory sources valuable

allows balanced and strengthened critical analysis

what are different ways to check the credibility of a source

author’s expertise, date, type of publication, quality of evidence

what are a few examples of “limitations in research”?

Outdated sources, small sample sizes, restricted access

Define “perspective”

A viewpoint shaped by experience, culture, context

when might a perspective be difficult to research

when limited sources represent a group of region

How does comparing sources help “lift” your essay

allows deeper analysis, evaluating nuance, complexity

what is included in a strong supporting argument?

clear reasoning supported by reliable evidence

what is included in a strong opposing argument

Balanced, well-reasoned counter position

Examples of difficult counterarguments

supported by strong evidence that challenges your position

Examples of strong evidence

Peer reviewed research

Examples of weakness in reasoning

Relying on assumptions over evidence

When does an author’s bias occur?

When their belief shapes how they present information

Define assumption

Claim that’s accepted without evidence

How does challenging bias help

Produces balanced and credible analysis

examples of reliable evidence

expert studies with verifiable data

examples of unreliable evidence

anonymous claims online

Changing view points shows reflection and growth

Demonstrates how research influences thinking

when would key fact impact your conclusion?

When it contradicts your position, reveals new insight

When perspectives are compared critically …

strong understanding develops

A complex part of a topic…

invites deeper analysis and multiples perspectives

When is continuing research helpful?

When contradictions appear or arguments need strengthening

What are examples of key component 2 skills

Perspectives, evaluation, reasoning, reflection

At what point would students improve source evaluation?

When they compare credibility, bias, and evidence

Examples of meaningful insight in the conclusion

Showing how evidence shaped your final judgement

what is required in a balanced argument

strong evidence from all relevant perspectives

How is regional perspectives useful

Shows how an issue affect an area differently in depth

When evaluating evidence, what should your prioritize?

Reasoning, credibility, relevance

Examples of a weak conclusion

A summary without judgement or evaluation

Examples of strong personal judgement

A well-reasoned final position, supported by evaluation

When poor source selection is shown, students usually rely on…

popular media, biased sites, unverified claims

When is a claim considered well supported?

When it is backed up by strong, credible, evidence and reasoning

When discussing global relevancy or global perspectives, you must consider…

How the issue connects or affects multiple countries and/or cultures

Examples of week reasoning

Hasty generalization and false assumptions

Reflection is demonstrated when students…

Show how their thinking developed