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Survey: Scan the entire text; look at headings, read introductions and summaries. This will give you some clues as to what information will follow. It will help you organise your mind before you begin to read.
- Look at maps, tables, graphs and pictures. These are there for a purpose, don’t ignore them.
- Notice reading aids: italics, boldface print, chapter objectives/outcomes, end-of-chapter questions are all included to help you sort, comprehend, and remember.
Question : Turn the bold face headings into questions. The better the questions, the better your comprehension will be. When your mind is actively searching for answers to questions it becomes engaged in learning.
- Use the bold face headings/key terms to make a concept/mind map for each chapter/topic.
- Use the topic sentences from each paragraph to use as a heading for bullet point details.
Read: Read each section (one at a time) with your questions in mind.
- Write the answers to the questions on a separate sheet of paper.
- Notice if you need to make up any new questions.
Recite : After each section –stop, recall your questions, and see if you can answer them from memory. Use your answer sheet to check if you are correct.
- If not, look back again until you can (as often as necessary)
- If yes, then continue to the next section).
Review : Once you have finished the chapter, go back over all the questions from all the headings.
- See if you can answer them all.
- If not, look back at the section and refresh your memory.
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