Synthesising sources

Synthesis is more than placing two summaries side by side.

Lessons

10 available items
  1. 1

    Synthesising sources

    Synthesis is more than placing two summaries side by side.

  2. 2

    Combining two practice reports · Identifying an area of agreement

    Identifying an area of agreement in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  3. 3

    Combining two practice reports · Preserving differences in source scope

    Preserving differences in source scope in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  4. 4

    Explaining apparently conflicting findings · Looking for differences in method or sample

    Looking for differences in method or sample in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  5. 5

    Explaining apparently conflicting findings · Expressing a qualified reconciliation

    Expressing a qualified reconciliation in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  6. 6

    Combining an interview and an activity log · Distinguishing reported experience from recorded behaviour

    Distinguishing reported experience from recorded behaviour in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  7. 7

    Combining an interview and an activity log · Using one source to interpret another

    Using one source to interpret another in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  8. 8

    Organising a thematic synthesis · Organising by theme rather than by source

    Organising by theme rather than by source in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  9. 9

    Organising a thematic synthesis · Attributing details to their source

    Attributing details to their source in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

  10. 10

    Drawing a conclusion from two sources · Identifying a supported shared conclusion

    Identifying a supported shared conclusion in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Reading

5 available items
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    Combining two practice reports

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  2. 2

    Explaining apparently conflicting findings

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  3. 3

    Combining an interview and an activity log

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  4. 4

    Organising a thematic synthesis

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

  5. 5

    Drawing a conclusion from two sources

    A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.

Writing

2 available items
  1. 1

    Adapt the situation using new details · Combining two practice reports

    A 68–108 word writing task with a model and self-review.

  2. 2

    Summarise the situation and add a suitable response · Drawing a conclusion from two sources

    A 75–115 word writing task with a model and self-review.