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Summarisation at Work
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Summarisation in the Classroom
Summary is a staple tool in the English classroom.
English Language GCSE
- Summary is a core component and assessment objective of the English Language GCSE.
- Students must demonstrate their ability to select and synthesise information from texts. This often appears in the form of a summary question.
Summarising activities
- Teachers can encourage metacognitive strategies by ensuring students reflect on their learning and how they have presented their strategies.
- Shorter, single-sentence summaries can support understandings of complex or longer texts.
Cornell notes
- Cornell notes are an effective method that combines different generative learning strategies: summary, drawing, mapping and self-testing.
- Use a divided page to make notes.
- Add questions or identify key points in the margin.
- Write a textual summary at the bottom.
- Diagrams, maps, drawings, keywords and phrases can all be included.
1Introduction
1.1From Teaching to Learning
2Summarising
2.1Learning by Summarising
3Self-Testing
3.1Learning by Self-Testing
4Self-Explaining
4.1Learning by Self-Explaining
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1Introduction
1.1From Teaching to Learning
2Summarising
2.1Learning by Summarising
3Self-Testing
3.1Learning by Self-Testing
4Self-Explaining
4.1Learning by Self-Explaining
Practice questions on Summarisation at Work
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