1. STUDY SUCCESS Jen Morgenstein Center for Academic Support and Excellence October 15, 2007

2. Objectives Learn strategies to retain information contained in textbooks Learn strategies to retain information contained in textbooks Utilize study time efficiently Utilize study time efficiently Learn helpful note-taking tips Learn helpful note-taking tips Train your brain Train your brain

3. Textbook Reading Methods  SQ3R Survey,Question,Read,Recite,Review  PRR Preview, Read, Recall Preview, Read, Recall  Label in the Margin System

4. Using the Label in the Margin System SURVEY SURVEY FOCUS FOCUS READ READ LABEL LABEL RECITE RECITE REFLECT REFLECT REVIEW REVIEW SUMMARIZE SUMMARIZE

5. GATHERING INFORMATION SURVEY Skim the chapter, look at headings, bold print, charts; read summary and review questions. FOCUS Turn each major heading into a general question. Focus in on the purpose of each paragraph READ Read each section paragraph by paragraph

6. Process Information Gathered Label Write a question in the margin about the main idea. Underline the answer to the question Recite Cover the underlined text and recite in your own words the answer to the question Reflect Think about what you have read. Make connections

7. Taking notes  Cornell Note – Taking System Record Record Recite Recite Reflect Reflect Review Review Recapitulate or Summary Recapitulate or Summary Sample Sample

8. WE REMEMBER…… 10% of what we Read 20% of what we Hear 30% of what we See 50% of what we See and Hear 70% of what we Discuss with Others 80% of what we Personally Experience 95% of what we Teach to Others

9. Read Actively Helpful Hints  Do Not pick a chair that is too comfortable  Sit at a desk with plenty of light  Take breaks when you feel you are unable to focus  Read aloud if you feel like you are falling asleep

10. Case Study This is Julie’s third semester at her university. She has done well, but this semester she is having a difficult time. Four of her classes require a great deal of reading. So far she has managed to get all the reading done, but she rarely remembers what she has read. She has set aside every weekend from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM for reading assignments. As she reads, she uses a highlighter and often finds that she has highlighted an entire page. One professor gives pop quizzes based on the reading, so Julie saves that assignment for last, thinking she’ll remember it more easily. She even reads it in her bed where it is nice and quiet. She has yet to pass a quiz, and her exam scores are not much better, What advice can you give Julie?