Teaching Non-Linguistic Specialties Students of the Main Types of Work with a Scientific Text in the Study of the Discipline "Professional Foreign Language"

Independent Variable -- the conditions of an experiment that are systematically manipulated by the researcher. A variable that is not impacted by the dependent variable, and that itself impacts the dependent variable. In the earlier example of "gender" and "academic major," (see Dependent Variable) gender is the independent variable.

Individualism -- a theory or policy having primary regard for the liberty, rights, or independent actions of individuals.

Inductive -- a form of reasoning in which a generalized conclusion is formulated from particular instances.