Information Literacy (Synthesis)...(Topic 5)

In The Name of Allah

Under this topic, I have learnt various kinds of information. It was about Synthesizing, which can be defined easily as putting things together. 

As Elin Keene defines Synthesis, it is about organizing the different pieces to create a beautiful mosaic, a meaning, a beauty, greater than the sum of each shiny piece.

Even though Elin Keene has defined Synthesis clearly, Nancy Boyles has another definition for it which says that “Synthesis is a matter of seeing how the details fit together to draw a conclusion, how the details solve a mystery, or how they bring characters (and readers) to a new understanding.  Synthesis involves an “aha” moment, when, all of a sudden, everything becomes clear”.

Additionally, Clay has defined synthesizing as it is like putting a puzzle together, You have to sort out your thinking and put it in the right place.

Actually, scholars have different definitions for synthesizing. In my opinion, all of them were right because they had the same idea but with different words.

In fact, we need to put the pieces together in order to construct any kind of meaning in our literacy learning and our life learning, we must find ways to cull and prune the details with which we are bombarded.

I have learnt about synthesis that:

1)      Teaching synthesis is a challenge because it requires more think-aloud modeling on the teacher’s part.

2)      I have to begin a study on synthesis by helping myself to see how readers monitor overall meaning, important concepts, and themes.

3)      I have to Distinguish between facts that are interesting and those that are important.

4)      I have to help myself to learn to retell the most important parts of a story by telling what is important in a way that makes sense and without telling too much.

5)      I might have to create a simple summary.  In fiction, this might be meeting the characters, figuring out where the story took place, and determining the plot.

6)      I have to differentiate between synopsizing and summarizing.

7)      I might need to capitalize on opportunities to share, recommend, and criticize books that I have read.

8)      I will need to extend my synthesis of the literal meaning of a text to the inferential level.

In addition to that, I have learnt that about the process of synthesizing occurs during and after reading when proficient readers.

Then, I learnt how I prompt myself as I try to get the pieces to fit.

Lastly, I was taught the Learning Strategies whether the written response to literature or even the oral responses.

Finally, I would like to send my warm greetings to my adorable lecturers Mr. Azamuddine Bin Abdul Rahman and Miss. Nur Khairunnisha Zainal. I really appreciate what you have done for us; every moment you spent to teach us, every single word we have learnt from you, everything everything!!!

May Allah bless you and grant you with satisfactory deeds by his mercy, Amen!  

(RAMADAN MUBARAK)