SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

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Improve Your Study Skills

SQ3R Stands for:

Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review

It is a proven technique to sharpen your study skills. In college, you’ll be required to do lots of reading. You’ll often have to complete reading assignments in several different books for several different courses at a time.

SQ3R helps make reading and studying purposeful and effective, so that you use your time most efficiently. Here’s how this strategy works.

Survey

Let’s say your assignment is to read on chapter. First get an idea of what the chapter is about by reviewing the highlights:

·    Read the title, headings and subheadings.

·    Notice words that are italicized or bold.

·    Look at charts, graphs, pictures, maps, and other visual material.

·    Read captions.

·    Read the very beginning and end of the chapter.

Drop Box

Choose The Right!!!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“When I was teaching basketball, I urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece. This rule is even more important in life than basketball. You have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day.”

John Wooden

I think John is right. You have to try your hardest to improve. Every day you have to learn from your own mistakes and the mistakes of others to become a better person and keep moving forward. For example, if you are playing basketball, and you miss a few shots, then you should try your hardest to improve your shots, practice. I think that’s what he’s trying to tell us, to always keep trying to improve and practice.

Reading 5 Tips for Success

Reading

5 Tips for Success

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/189995.html

Reading and writing go hand in hand. The better you understand a text, the more likely you are to successfully communicate your thoughts about it in writing. So it’s important to develop strong skills in both areas. With that in mind, here’s how to improve your reading comprehension.

Tips 1-2

Tip 1: Annotate

Be an active reader. Instead of passively reading a text, take notes about important story elements, key factual information and significant ideas in the text.

Tip 2: Note the Author’s Writing Style

Every author writes with a specific purpose, using deliberate methods to successfully relate specific information to the audience. When you’re reading, look for patterns in the author’s writing. For example, you may notice a repetition of key words, phrases or symbols—or the use of distinct type sentence structure. Authors employ these writing strategies to help readers comprehend a central argument or theme, so be sure to explore how these techniques create meaning.

Drop Box

Choose The Right!!!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.”

Margaret Thatcher

 

I think that this is correct. The way to all of these things is through self-discipline. That is the only way that you will see personal satisfaction. You must discipline yourself to do better and to improve yourself. If you don’t, then you won’t become a better person or learn from your mistakes, you will stay the same as you are and not move forward. You won’t have pride, self-esteem, or personal satisfaction. An example would be if you don’t do your homework every night and you know you need to do it. You discipline yourself by forcing yourself to do it every night or telling your parents to take away your distraction for the time being. This way you will improve and become a better person and you will start to see results.

 

 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Improvement begins with I”

Anon

I think that this statement is helpful. What this statement means is that it all begins with you. “Improvement begins with I”. You are the one who has to start improving and the one who has to begin improving. If you never start, you will never get anywhere, in quite some time. For example, you might want to improve on playing an instrument, but if you never try or practice, then you’ll never get any better than you are. You need to start improving before you are successful. in the end, it is completely up to you.