Discussion Forum- Assessment OF Learning

Lesson 1.1

Lesson 1.1

by Malaika Hodelin -
Number of replies: 14


Is the skill of summarizing a text an important one for your academic, professional or personal future? Explain how you think knowing how to summarize will come in handy later in life. 
 Read your classmates' response and share your thoughts on their views on summary writing. 

Word Count: Write a minimum of 50 words in your initial response, and at least 2 sentences when you respond to your classmates. 

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In reply to Malaika Hodelin

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by Yilin (Elaine) Gu -
The ability to summarize effectively is crucial for academic success, professional growth, and personal development. It teaches clarity and precision—essential for essays and research papers. In business, summarizing reports or meetings saves time and avoids misunderstandings. Summarizing helps retain valuable information from podcasts, courses, etc.

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In reply to Yilin (Elaine) Gu

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by Zijing (Jim) Wu -
I agree that, saves time and avoids misunderstandings are crucial in business.

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In reply to Malaika Hodelin

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by Kaiyang (Kai) Chen -
Summarizing is essential for success in school, work, and daily life. In academics, it helps simplify complex topics for studying and research. Professionally, clear summaries make reports, emails, and presentations more effective. On a personal level, summarizing strengthens critical thinking by training you to focus on key ideas. Whether condensing a meeting, explaining news, or recalling a book’s main points, this skill saves time and sharpens communication.

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by Qichun (Pierce) Zhang -
Yes, summarizing is a useful skill for school, work, and daily life. It helps me understand texts better and remember key ideas. In the future, I can save time by summarizing books, emails, or reports, and explain information more clearly to classmates, coworkers, or friends.

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In reply to Malaika Hodelin

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by Xinyue (Iris) Hu -
Summarizing is an important one for our academic, professional or personal future. When we at school, it helps us with studying . when we go to work, it save our time. In our daily life, it helps us understand things better. It's useful in our life everywhere.

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by Zijing (Jim) Wu -
From my perspective, the skill of summarizing are important for my future program like the studying, working and social. For example when someone hope me can make a movie summary, in that time this skill will be useful. In conclusion, this skill will offer the unique benifits for me.

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by Sen Wang -
Knowing how to summarize saves time and helps you find the most important ideas. It also makes you a better thinker and communicator. This skill will help you in many ways in the future.

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In reply to Malaika Hodelin

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by Ruiyu (Jason) Chen -
Summarizing helps to claim the key point of an article or information, and clarify the structure. It can benefit the our reading skills so that we can learn from existing cases and do the self improvements, increase the ability to think and express the idea. Summarizing must be one of the most practical skills.

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In reply to Ruiyu (Jason) Chen

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by Zijing (Jim) Wu -
Definitely, do the self improvements, increase the ability to think and express the idea are significant in helping us improve.

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In reply to Malaika Hodelin

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by Sijing (Irene) Li -
Yes, in my opinion the ability to summarize text is very important for the future. During the learning process, it helps to simplify complex knowledge. At work, it can assist in efficiently understanding reports and making decisions. Summarization can help save time and improve communication efficiency.

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by Yutong (Sylivia) Shan -
Yes, summarizing is a very important skill for my future. In school, it helps me understand and remember what I read. In my future job, I will need to write short reports or explain big ideas quickly. In daily life, summarizing can help me share news or stories with friends clearly and easily. It saves time and helps people focus on the main idea.

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In reply to Yutong (Sylivia) Shan

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by Sijing (Irene) Li -
I agree with your idea. Summarization can indeed help people save time and improve efficiency. It makes it easier for them to obtain key information.

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