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# Summarisation at Work

CPD: Generative Learning (by Zoe & Mark Enser), topic 2.1.3

## Summarisation in the Classroom

Summary is a staple tool in the English classroom.

### English Language GCSE

![English Language GCSE](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/6781f22d-fb08-45a9-998d-1097fcc298d1/english-letters-.png)

- 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

![Summarising activities](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-05/4c96b42b-9a30-4f96-bbad-3593fb7f4c60/stick-sticky-note-notes-.jpg)

- 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](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2019-04/3490ec84-49b2-46f7-b8c1-9023c964e4aa/notebook-pen-paper-write-journalist-reporter-report-notes-.jpg)

- 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.

## Test yourself on Summarisation at Work

- Which of the following is NOT a core component of Cornell note-taking?
- Does summary have a place in the UK academic curriculum?

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- Previous topic: [2.1.2 Learn by Summarising](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/2-1-2-learn-by-summarising.md)
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## CPD: Generative Learning (by Zoe & Mark Enser) contents

### 1 Introduction
- 1.1 From Teaching to Learning
  - [1.1.1 Context in the Education Landscape 1](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/1-1-1-context-in-the-education-landscape-1.md)
  - [1.1.2 Context in the Education Landscape 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/1-1-2-context-in-the-education-landscape-2.md)

### 2 Summarising
- 2.1 Learning by Summarising
  - [2.1.1 What is a Summary?](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/2-1-1-what-is-a-summary.md)
  - [2.1.2 Learn by Summarising](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/2-1-2-learn-by-summarising.md)
  - [2.1.3 Summarisation at Work](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/2-1-3-summarisation-at-work.md)
  - [2.1.4 Case Study: Adam Riches](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/2-1-4-case-study-adam-riches.md)

### 3 Self-Testing
- 3.1 Learning by Self-Testing
  - [3.1.1 Learning by Self-Testing](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/3-1-1-learning-by-self-testing.md)
  - [3.1.2 Case Study: Emma Smith](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/3-1-2-case-study-emma-smith.md)

### 4 Self-Explaining
- 4.1 Learning by Self-Explaining
  - [4.1.1 Learning by Self-Explaining](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/4-1-1-learning-by-self-explaining.md)
  - [4.1.2 Case Study: Ceridwen Eccles](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/teacher-cpd/cpd-generative-learning-seneca-certified/4-1-2-case-study-ceridwen-eccles.md)