Study Less, Study Smart by Marty Lobdell

Author:Marty Lobdell [Lobdell, Marty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2015-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

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In the 1960’s, SQ3R was popular. It has re-emerged as SQ4R, and yet, many students have never heard of it. So what does SQ4R stand for? When you are about to read learning material, you should first, Survey , then Question , then Read, Record, Recite, Review . Rule number 8: always SQ4R your study material.

Survey Simply glance through the entire article, chapter or whatever you are about to read. Read snippets from the material, notice headings, pictures, graphs, summaries, etc.

Question As you survey, think of questions that you will attempt to answer when you read the entire material. We learn better when we are looking for answers. An interesting example I used in class, is that few people have seen the arrow pointing to the right in the words, “FedEx.” The arrow is formed by the junction of the “E” and the ”x”. The next time you see a FedEx logo look for the arrow. Once you see it, the arrow will jump out at you every time you see FedEx (Hint: the arrow is bright white). But if you hadn’t looked for it, it is unlikely that you would have seen it. Looking for answers, changes the way we process reading material and facilitates learning.

Read, Record, Recite, Review. As you read, take notes in the margins of the page or on a separate sheet of paper. Such notes are powerful learning tools and especially useful when you review. Take time to recite what you read and took notes on. The more active you are while learning, the better. Passively reading the material is often slow and inefficient. And finally, review what you read. This is especially easy if you have made notes. Be certain that you can recall the key points and not just recognize having read them (See the Underlying/highlighting section for more information on this).

When you do SQ4R, you will greatly increase the retention of material read for class. Yes, it takes a little more time but the dividends are worth it. So, remember rule number 9 : always SQ4R .

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