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ABI - Relevante und irrelevante Informationen unterscheiden

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ABI - Relevante und irrelevante Informationen unterscheiden

Mini-Beschreibung: Decide from one concrete summary question which text information is essential, supporting or irrelevant. Then condense and paraphrase only what the task actually needs.

Target group: English as a continued foreign language, Kursstufe Baden-Württemberg, common Basisfach/Leistungsfach course. Orientation: B2, partly C1. English comes first; German help is a last step, not a full translation.

Media starter: Before reading anything below, look at the highlighters. Imagine three functions, not three colours: E = essential, S = supporting, I = irrelevant. Your job is not to colour a text beautifully. Your job is to make a task-focused decision.

Viewing focus: The video reviews main idea and supporting details. For Abi work, add one crucial rule: relevance is always relative to the exact task wording.

Einleitung

A strong summary is selective. A detail can be important in the source and still be irrelevant to your summary question. The key move is therefore:

Task lens	Decision	Writing move
Does this information directly answer the requested aspect?	Essential	Keep and paraphrase it.
Does it explain, qualify or prove an essential point?	Supporting	Use it only if it improves accuracy.
Is it outside the requested aspect?	Irrelevant	Omit it.

Visual idea: Think of the answer as the overlap between what the text contains and what the question asks for. Everything outside that overlap may be interesting, but it does not automatically belong in the summary.

I-can goals

I can identify the exact focus words in a summary question.
I can distinguish essential, supporting and irrelevant information.
I can justify borderline decisions with reference to the task.
I can condense and paraphrase information without adding my own opinion.
I can use context, word formation, visualisation, English explanations and a dictionary before asking for German help.
I can check AI-supported ideas and sources instead of submitting an AI replacement text.

Vorwissen: 90-second self-check

Check	Your quick response
What is the difference between a topic and a task focus?	Say it in one English sentence.
What does paraphrase mean?	Give one synonym-based example.
Can an accurate fact be irrelevant?	Give one example.
What should you do before looking up every unknown word?	Try context and word formation first.

Abi alignment: Baden-Württemberg, checked for 2027 and 2028

Status checked: 02 October 2026. The current official 2027 and 2028 documents both place English in the continued-foreign-language framework. The Baden-Württemberg Bildungsplan states that Basisfach and Leistungsfach differ in text/topic complexity, breadth, depth and differentiation; the target at the end of the course stage is B2, partly C1.

For the Leistungsfach, the written English Abitur in 2027 and 2028 includes listening and writing. In Part II.1, reading comprehension requires an aspect-related summary. The source text is unknown and may be accompanied by visual or statistical material. From examination year 2027, the revised IQB operator stock applies; for summarize / sum up, the task focus determines which main points or ideas belong in the answer.

For the Basisfach, the course assessment across the four terms covers reading comprehension, analysis, mediation and two different writing types. Task-focused selection is therefore a core transferable skill even when the assessment format differs from the written Leistungsfach Abitur.

Official checks:

Important: Always re-check the official documents for your examination year. A learning page is not a replacement for the current Facherlass or school instructions.

BF/LF differentiation

Basisfach	Leistungsfach
One manageable source, visible selection grid, sentence starters if needed.	Broader and denser material, more ambiguous details, less scaffolding.
Focus on accurate task selection, paraphrase and clear short output.	Add independent source linking, qualification of evidence and more AFB II/III reflection.
Explain one or two borderline decisions.	Defend several borderline decisions and discuss how a changed task would change relevance.

No artificial difficulty: More demanding work means more independence, complexity and depth, not needlessly obscure vocabulary.

Media entry: see relevance before you write

30-second visual task: Imagine the question is: Summarise how the setting supports focused study. Name two visible details that could be relevant. Then name one detail you would deliberately leave out because it does not help answer that question.

BF task: Note one main idea and three supporting details from the video.

LF task: Add a critique: Why is main idea + details not yet enough for an Abi summary? Answer: because the task may ask for only one aspect of the source, so relevance changes with the question.

Reading: one concrete summary question

Fictional practice text and fictional data. No real school or real students are described.

Summary question: Summarise how the extended opening hours affected students’ study behaviour and what limited the benefits.

The late-study pilot

For four weeks, Northbridge Sixth Form kept its study room open until 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The pilot was designed to test whether a longer opening time would help students work more consistently after lessons. On extended-opening days, 31 of 48 regular users stayed at least 20 minutes longer than they had during the previous month. In anonymous exit slips, many students said the quiet room helped them finish written tasks before going home. Teachers supervising the room noted fewer switches between schoolwork and social media, although the school did not collect device-use data. A new poster showing the school mascot was put up near the entrance during the same week. Twelve students said they rarely used the later slot because their last bus left shortly after 5 p.m. The cafeteria also tested oat biscuits during the pilot. The school therefore plans a second trial with one later bus connection and a larger sample.

Interactive highlighting: E / S / I

First pass: Highlight only with the task in mind. Then use the interactive matching task to check your logic.

Move the best label.	Information from the practice text
Essential effect	Students often stayed longer on extended-opening days.
Essential effect on work	Students reported finishing written tasks before going home.
Essential behaviour change	Supervisors observed fewer switches between schoolwork and social media.
Essential limitation	Some students could not benefit because their last bus left too early.
Supporting statistic	31 of 48 regular users stayed at least 20 minutes longer.
Supporting caution	The school collected no direct device-use data.
Irrelevant decoration	A mascot poster appeared near the entrance.
Irrelevant catering	The cafeteria tested oat biscuits.

Borderline test: The planned second trial is connected to the topic, but the question asks about effects and limits of the first pilot. Unless you need it to clarify the bus limitation, the future plan can be omitted.

The 4-question selection test

Use these questions on every sentence, statistic, example or quotation:

Task link: Which exact words in the question does this information answer?
Necessity: Would the answer become incomplete or misleading without it?
Function: Is it the core point, or only evidence/explanation for a core point?
Compression: Can two details be combined into one accurate statement?

Visual transfer: The funnel above is about dealing with jargon. Re-purpose the idea for summary writing: move from all source information to task-relevant points to a concise answer.

Context vocabulary and word formation

Do not translate first. Build meaning from context and word families.

Word	Word family	English explanation	Quick use
relevant	relevance → irrelevant	connected to what the task asks for	relevant to the question
essential	essentially	necessary for a complete answer	an essential effect
support	supporting → support	to give evidence or explanation	a supporting statistic
distract	distraction → distracting	to pull attention away from the focus	a distracting detail
specify	specific → specification	to state exactly what is required	a specific task focus
condense	condensed → condensation	to make shorter without losing the core meaning	condense two sentences
paraphrase	paraphrased → paraphrasing	to express the same meaning in your own wording	paraphrase the point

Help ladder: German comes last

Context: Read the whole sentence and the sentence before/after it.
Word formation: Look for prefix, root and suffix, for example ir- + relevant.
Visualise: Sketch the relationship or make a tiny symbol.
English explanation: Define the word in simple English.
Dictionary: Use a monolingual dictionary first.
German help: Only then use a German equivalent if meaning is still unclear.

Dictionary task: Look up relevant and support. Ignore rare meanings. Choose only the sense that fits summary writing.

Listening and viewing

Active viewing: While watching, write only three notes:

one rule about selecting information,
one rule about language,
one rule you would not treat as an official Abi requirement unless the task or official documents confirm it.

Critical note: General learning videos can be useful method input, but they do not replace the current Baden-Württemberg Facherlass, operator list or the wording of the actual task.

Analysis: why relevance is task-relative

Consider the same sentence: Twelve students rarely used the later slot because their last bus left shortly after 5 p.m.

New question	Relevance of the sentence	Why?
Summarise what limited the benefits.	Essential	It directly names an access barrier.
Summarise the design of the pilot.	Supporting or irrelevant	The bus issue does not define the basic design.
Summarise changes in students’ study behaviour.	Supporting	It qualifies who could show the behaviour change.

Core insight: Relevance is not a permanent property of a sentence. It is a relationship between information and task.

Speaking

60-second selection defence: Explain your classification of three details from the practice text without reading full sentences.

Useful language:

Function	Phrase
Link to task	This point is essential because the question specifically asks about ...
Qualify	This detail supports the point by showing ...
Omit	Although accurate, this information is irrelevant to the requested aspect because ...
Borderline	I would include it only if I needed to clarify ...

BF: defend three decisions with the phrase bank.

LF: defend five decisions, including one borderline case, and respond to a partner who disagrees.

Recording option: Recording is voluntary. Keep recordings private unless you explicitly choose to share them. No unrequested uploads.

Writing

Writing task: Answer the central summary question in your own words.

Training length only, not an official fixed Abi word count:

Track	Suggested practice target
BF	about 80–100 words, with a visible planning grid
LF	about 100–130 words, independently selected and more tightly qualified

Before writing, make a three-column note grid:

Essential	Supporting if needed	Omit
effects	statistics or cautions	decoration, food, side details
limitations	evidence that sharpens limits	future plans unless directly needed

Write from the grid, not from the original sentence order. This reduces copying and helps you combine information.

Compact model process

Underline the operator and focus words in the task.
Read once for overall meaning.
Read again and tag E, S or I.
Group related E-points.
Add only the S-details that improve accuracy.
Paraphrase and condense.
Check that no I-detail has slipped in.
Check source fidelity and language.

Optional mediation transfer

Situation: An English-speaking exchange student asks what makes the school's study-room pilot useful and what prevents some students from using it. You receive a short German note:

Im vierwöchigen Test blieb der Lernraum dienstags und donnerstags bis 18 Uhr geöffnet. Viele Lernende arbeiteten dadurch länger und berichteten, schriftliche Aufgaben noch in der Schule abschließen zu können. Ein Teil der Gruppe konnte das Angebot aber kaum nutzen, weil der letzte Bus kurz nach 17 Uhr fuhr. Während des Tests wurde außerdem die Cafeteria neu dekoriert.

Task: Mediate only the information relevant to the exchange student's question. Do not translate sentence by sentence.

Feedback

Use this five-point checklist before you ask for teacher or peer feedback.

Check	Yes / revise
Task focus	Every sentence answers the requested aspect.
Selection	Essential points are present; irrelevant details are absent.
Compression	Repeated or closely related points are combined.
Paraphrase	The wording is genuinely your own while the meaning stays accurate.
Source fidelity	No invented reason, judgement, number or causal claim has been added.

Peer feedback sentence: One point you could omit is ... because it does not answer ...

Fehleranalyse

Typical problem	Why it weakens the answer	Repair
Everything is highlighted.	No real selection has happened.	Re-read the task and keep only task-linked points.
Every number is included.	Statistics can crowd out the main message.	Keep a number only if it sharpens an essential point.
A vivid side detail is included.	Interesting does not mean relevant.	Apply the task-link test.
The summary follows source order sentence by sentence.	This encourages copying and weak structure.	Group information by the task aspects.
The writer adds an opinion.	A summary reports source content, not personal evaluation.	Remove judgement unless the task explicitly asks for it.
AI suggests a plausible but unsupported detail.	Plausibility is not evidence.	Check every claim against the source and cited official documents.

Transfer

New question: Summarise which visible features of the study situation may help the learner stay focused.

Transfer move: You now have only a visual source. Select two or three observable features. Do not invent motives, emotions or outcomes that the image cannot prove.

LF extension: Add one sentence on the limits of what can be inferred from a still image.

AI and source discipline

AI may help you generate practice questions, alternative paraphrases or a checklist. It must not replace your own analysis or produce an essay you submit as your own work.

Analyse first yourself.
Verify AI claims against the source.
Check current official examination rules at official sources.
Name AI use when your school or task requires disclosure.
Do not upload personal data, classmates' work or recordings without explicit permission.
Do not trigger external AI services from this course without an informed user action.

Privacy: All practice names, schools and quantitative data in this aiMOOC are fictional. Recordings are voluntary and private by default.

Abi-Check

Before you submit an aspect-related summary, ask:

Have I marked the exact focus words in the task?
Does every sentence answer those words?
Have I included all essential points?
Are supporting details used selectively?
Have I removed interesting but irrelevant information?
Have I paraphrased instead of patch-copying?
Have I avoided unsupported inference and personal opinion?
Have I checked the current official rules for my exam year?

BF check: Can you explain your selection clearly with structure help?

LF check: Can you defend your selection independently, especially in borderline cases, and connect information across more complex material?

Folgekurs

Continue with ABI - Aspektbezogene Zusammenfassung schreiben and ABI - Paraphrasing und sprachliche Verdichtung. The first course turns your selected points into a coherent Abi-style response; the second focuses on concise, accurate reformulation.

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

What decides whether information is relevant in a summary? (The exact task focus) (!How surprising the information is) (!How long the sentence is) (!Whether the information appears first)

What is essential information? (Information needed for a complete answer to the requested aspect) (!Any number in the source) (!Every example used by the author) (!Only the first sentence of each paragraph)

What is supporting information? (Information that explains qualifies or evidences an essential point) (!Information that has no link to the task) (!A personal opinion added by the writer) (!A copied sentence from the source)

Can a true and interesting detail be irrelevant? (Yes if it does not answer the summary question) (!No because all true details must be included) (!No because interesting details are always essential) (!Only if the detail contains a number)

What should you try before German translation help? (Context and word formation) (!A complete sentence by sentence translation) (!Replacing the text with an AI summary) (!Skipping every unknown word)

What does paraphrasing mean? (Expressing the same meaning in your own wording) (!Adding your personal judgement) (!Copying the source exactly) (!Making the text longer)

Which writing move best follows selection? (Group related essential points and condense them) (!Copy the text in its original order) (!Add every statistic) (!Write your opinion first)

What should happen to an AI generated claim before you use it? (Check it against the source or a reliable reference) (!Accept it if it sounds fluent) (!Use it only because it is longer) (!Hide that it came from AI)

Why can relevance change when the question changes? (Relevance is the relationship between information and task) (!The source text changes automatically) (!Grammar rules change with every question) (!Facts become false when the task changes)

What is the best final check for an aspect related summary? (Every sentence serves the requested aspect) (!Every paragraph contains a quotation) (!The answer repeats the source order) (!The answer contains as many details as possible)

Memory

Essential	Directly needed for the task
Supporting	Explains or evidences a core point
Irrelevant	Outside the requested aspect
Paraphrase	Same meaning in your own wording
Condense	Make shorter without losing the core
Fidelity	Stay accurate to the source

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
Task lens	Exact focus words in the summary question
Core point	Information needed for completeness
Evidence detail	Information that supports a core point
Side detail	Information outside the requested aspect
Compression	Combining related points concisely
Source check	Verifying that no claim was invented

Kreuzworträtsel

Relevant	Which word means connected to the task focus?
Essential	Which word describes information that the answer needs?
Supporting	Which word describes evidence or explanation for a core point?
Context	What should you use before translating an unknown word?
Paraphrase	What means expressing the same idea in your own words?
Condense	What verb means to make information shorter without losing the core?

LearningApps

Lückentext

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

Task lens: Take any short English school text and underline the operator and two focus words in the question.
Three-label reading: Mark six details E, S or I and explain one decision in English.
Word-family card: Create a small card for relevant, relevance and irrelevant with one example sentence each.
Visual relevance: Use a freely licensed image and write one question that makes one visible detail relevant and another irrelevant.

Standard

Borderline detail: Choose one detail that could be supporting or irrelevant and justify both possibilities under two different questions.
Summary grid: Build an Essential–Supporting–Omit grid for a short article and write a concise paragraph from the grid.
Peer feedback: Exchange summaries in class and give one task-focus comment and one paraphrase comment.
Private audio defence: Record a voluntary private 60-second explanation of why you omitted three details; do not upload it unless you choose to.

Schwer

Dual-source selection: Compare two short sources on the same topic and select only information that answers one shared summary question.
Evidence quality: Distinguish between essential content and weak supporting evidence; explain how data quality changes your wording.
Task rewrite: Rewrite one summary question three ways and show how the E/S/I classification changes each time.
AI source audit: Ask an allowed AI tool for a practice summary only if your setting permits it, then verify every claim against the source and document all corrections; do not submit the AI text as your own work.

Lernkontrolle

Selection transfer: You receive a new 180-word text and a narrow summary question. Classify each sentence as essential, supporting or irrelevant and justify at least four decisions.
Changed lens: Reclassify the same text after the summary question changes. Explain which details move categories and why.
Compression challenge: Turn five relevant source points into three accurate summary sentences without losing an essential limitation.
Evidence and caution: Decide whether one statistic should be included, omitted or qualified. Explain how the decision affects accuracy.
Visual-text connection: Combine one short text with one chart or image and select only material that serves the given task.
Error repair: Improve a flawed summary that includes an irrelevant anecdote, copied wording, one unsupported inference and a missing essential point.

Lernnachweis

For a learning record, you should be able to show:

one correctly annotated source with an explicit summary question,
a justified E/S/I selection,
a concise summary written in your own words,
one revised version after feedback,
a short reflection on one error you corrected,
evidence that you checked important claims and official exam information,
transparent documentation of any permitted AI support.

The learning record must be your own work. External media, recordings or personal data are not required.

OERs zum Thema

Wikipedia background on reading comprehension:

Further open or official learning resources:

Media notes

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