After evaluating your sources, you'll synthesize what you've learned. Synthesis is the blending of information from multiple sources - you'll need to demonstrate how your sources are related or connected.
This video provides a brief overview of research synthesis.
USU Libraries. (2019, June 25). Research Synthesis [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObK6J7vGnw8
To keep track of your sources and how they connect to your research, use a tool, such as a matrix, to help you identify why they are relevant to your topic. What are the main points being discussed? Think about the strengths and limitations of each source, and any other noteworthy information you may have discovered.
Consider each of your sources to begin drawing connections. In what ways are your sources similar? How are they different? Do any of your sources contradict information you found in another source? Do you see any gaps? They should all support your research question in some way and relate to each other.
Bring together what you've learned from your sources - demonstrate how the main concepts are connected and how they contribute to your understanding of your topic as whole.
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