What are the two types of synthesis

Quiz: How to Synthesize Related Literature

Question 1

What are the two types of synthesis?

explanatory and evaluative

evaluative and summative

argumentative and explanatory

summative and argumentative

Question 2

Before you synthesize information, it is important to evaluate and summarize the sources.

True

False

Question 3

In ______________________ synthesis the author works to use multiple sources to explain a perspective or point and the reasons for that perspective.

argumentative

evaluative

summative

explanatory

Question 4

In ______________________ synthesis the author works to use multiple sources to make an argument for or against a perspective.

argumentative

evaluative

explanatory

summative

Question 5

_________________________ involves determining what (if any) relationship(s) exist among different sources and then drawing conclusions based on that information.

Paraphrasing

Plagiarizing

Summarizing

Synthesizing

Question 6

After reviewing several articles, you find that most of the articles agree on one point, but the findings in one article contradicts the findings in the other articles, what should you do?

Ignore the article with different findings.

Note the contradiction in your literature review.

Focus only on the article with different findings.

Find a different source to cite.

Question 7

A solid literature review will note specific details of scholarly journal articles, such as data collection procedures, sample size, data analysis procedures, the participants, the context in which the information was presented, and conclusions drawn.

True

False

Question 8

Which of the following is not a way to structure a synthesis in a literature review?

Chronologically

Thematically

Theoretically

Alphabetically

Question 9

When synthesizing material for a literature review, you should _______________

discuss only one source per paragraph.

discuss more than one source per paragraph.

mention only the abstracts of articles.

use a lot of quotes from scholarly sources.

Question 10

When synthesizing material for your literature review, you still summarize and paraphrase.

True

False