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FAQs—Frequently
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Does knowing how to learn come naturally?
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No, it does not.
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Successful students are the first to tell you that their method works.
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In other words, they know what they must do to learn, they know it works, and they have the grades to prove it.
How effective is the SQ3R method of reading?
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A certain professor at SAC actually gathered statistics on SQ3R and how it impacted quiz scores.
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To put it simply, the average quiz grade without the use of the SQ3R technique of reading was 53% correct answers.
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The average quiz grade with the use of the SQ3R method was 82%. You decide.
Should I mark in my textbooks?
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Not necessarily.
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What is most important in being an active learner is that you take "pen in hand" to identify key terms and definitions, to ask relevant questions, as well as to summarize key points in the chapter.
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Annotate after you have read part of the chapter. Only after reading can you decide what's important. This can be done in your notebook as easily as it can be done in the text.
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Most importantly, actively summarize key ideas in a few words, outline a passage, write comments to yourself.
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Make connections with lectures or other readings. This is an essential quality of the active learner.
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Additionally, you are creating a review tool that will prove very useful and avoid the boring process of rereading a chapter.
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Please send any questions, or comments to Nora E. McMillan, email, nmcmillan@mail.accd.edu, or Carol A. Keller, email, ckeller@mail.accd.edu |
