Differences Between a Summary and a Synthesis

What is the main purpose of a summary?

• To condense and highlight the most important information.

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary information

• To omit key points and focus on minor details

• To expand on irrelevant details

How does a synthesis differ from a summary?

• A synthesis combines information to create something new, while a summary condenses information to provide an overview.

• A synthesis only includes original ideas, while a summary includes external sources.

• A synthesis provides a detailed analysis, while a summary offers a brief overview.

• A synthesis simplifies information, while a summary expands on details.

When summarizing key points, what information should be included?

• Key points, examples, references

• Main ideas, supporting details, conclusions/implications

• Facts, opinions, questions

• Introduction, body, conclusion

Provide an example of creating new insights through synthesis.

• Analyzing employee performance data to determine the best marketing strategy for a new product launch.

• Combining weather data with customer feedback to discover that a specific product feature leads to higher customer satisfaction and increased sales.

• Reviewing historical financial reports to identify trends in consumer spending habits.

• Combining sales data with customer feedback to discover that a specific product feature leads to higher customer satisfaction and increased sales.

What are the key elements to consider when organizing information for a summary?

• Identifying irrelevant details

• Skipping condensing information

• Disregarding coherence and flow

• Identifying main idea, determining supporting details, condensing information, ensuring coherence and flow

Which of the following statement is NOT true about synthesizing?

• a. Synthesizing is the process by which readers combine their prior knowledge with their developing understanding of the text to form a complete and original understanding of the text.

• b. Synthesizing means combining and integrating sources

• c. Synthesizing is not the same as summarizing.

• d. Synthesizing is the same as summarizing.

It is an information from someone else or by a person not directly involved in the event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

It restates the information in one or more sources without incorporating new insight or reaching new conclusions.

• a. None

• b. Summarizing

• c. Inferring

• d. Synthesizing

It is an information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A neighbor telling you what she had read in the book about the effects of Covid-19 vaccines.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source