It is a known fact that study success and failure do not
only depend on ability. In fact, it depends largely on the extent to which
students possess or employ the correct learning and memorising skills.
The aim of this section is to help students understand and
implement effective methods to achieve study success.
A tried and tested method of studying or reading to
memorise, which has worked successfully for a number of students, is the SQ3R
technique:
S - Survey / Scan
Q - Question
R - Read
R - Recite
R - Review / Revise
Q - Question
R - Read
R - Recite
R - Review / Revise
Survey/Scan
Here the idea is to skim-read through the work you have to
read/study. The aim is to get a general idea or overview of how it fits into
the whole.
- Read
the title of each chapter or unit
- Take
note of the headings, subheadings and bold print and their relationship to
each other
- Glance
at diagrams, graphs or visuals
- Briefly
scan the introduction and conclusions of each chapter or unit
- Take
note of study questions or activities at the end of each chapter or unit
Read
- Read
carefully through the section, keeping the questions you developed in mind
- Perhaps
read it twice or three times
- The
second or third time you read it, underline or highlight the most
important points (do not underline the first time you read the material)
- Make
notes of the main issues
Recite
- Now
close your book and recite or say out loud what you have read
- Write
brief study notes of what you have read; draw pictures or diagrams if
necessary
- Open
your book and see whether you have remembered all the main points
- If
you are unable to do the above satisfactorily, re-read the section again
and repeat this process
- Do
not attempt to memorise word-for-word
Review/Revise
- Revision
helps you to transfer your knowledge from your short-term to your
long-term memory
- Re-read
the material slowly, making notes of any important points you may have
missed
- Review
the main headings, underlined and highlighted sections
- Answer
the questions you formed for each question
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