SQ3R= Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

SQ3R

Recite

At the end of each section, look up from the text and in your own words recite an answer to your question for that section. Then write down your answer. Be sure to provide examples that support it.

Now repeat the Question, Read and Recite steps for each section of the chapter. First ask a question for the next section. Then read to find the answer. Finally, recite the answers in your own words and jot it down. The written questions and answers can help you study in the future.

Review

After completing the chapter, review your notes. Identify the main points by looking for the most important idea in each section. Recite, or write, a brief summary of the assignment.

Review your study notes every week to help you remember the info. When it’s time to prepare for your test, you’ll find you’ve created an invaluable study guide.

Student Success Statement

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow”

~ Robert Kiyosaki

This means that whatever you do today, will created what will happen in the future. For example, if you take the correct and proper notes in class you will be able to study them at home and tomorrow you will understand the lesson and not fall behind in the lecture.

Note-Taking Strategies Part 3

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/955.html

After Class
As soon as class ends, review your notes and fill in any blanks.
Underline, highlight and use symbols to sort through the information. If you don’t understand something, get help from your teacher or classmates.
After you’ve reviewed all your notes from class, in the left-hand area of the page written down key words and questions your teacher might ask on a test.
At the bottom of each page, write a summary of the notes. This helps you digest what you’ve learned. It also improves your memory of the material for the long term for the tests down the road.

How to Take on College Studying part 3

Do the reading

You need to do more than just read the chapters you are assigned - you’re expected to understand them thoroughly. Here are some tips:

v Don’t skim. Read all the materials carefully.

v Break up difficult assignments into sections you can digest – chapters, subsections or even paragraphs.

v Look up any words that you don’t understand.

v Pause to think about whether you understand the material; ask questions in class about anything that is unclear.

v Take notes instead of highlighting – this makes you think through and rephrase the key points.

v Create a summary sheet of what you learned from each assignment you read. 

Successful students 5-6

5. Don’t sit in the back of the room. Successful students minimize classroom distractions that interfere with learning.

Students want the best seat available for their entertainment dollars, but willingly seek the worst seat for their educational dollars. Students who sit in the back cannot possibly be their professor’s teammate (see no.4). Why do they expose themselves to the temptation of inactive classroom experience and distractions of all the people between them and their instructor? Of course, we know they chose the back of the classroom because they seek invisibility or anonymity, both of which are antithetical to efficient learning. If you are trying not to be part of the class, then are you waiting you time? Push your hot buttons; is there something else you should be doing with your time?

6. . . . take good notes. Successful students take notes that are understandable and organized, and review them often.

Why put something now that are necessary to make your notes meaningful at some later time. A short review of your notes while the material is still fresh on your mind helps you learn more. The more  you learn then, the less you’ll have to learn later and the less time it will take because you won’t have to include some deciphering time, also. The whole purpose of taking notes is to use them and use them often. The more you use them, The more they improve.

Sarah’s Academic Success Story Part

Time management became key factor in my study skills for college. In high school, there were times I was able to study for an hour or two the night before a test and get away with it. This was not the case in college. I made sure in college I was prepared for each class. Sometimes that meant writing out for the chapter we read (even while it isn't required) to better understand them. That way when the midterm or test comes around I was able to understand what u was studying. I started taking excellent notes in class in college. I may have done this in high school, but in college I started typing up the notes after class. This helped me remember what I just went over in class then when I had a test one week later I was more likely to remember then as well.

My overall study method: Structured. One thing I learned was I had to adapt or change my study method according to the class. I couldn't study for a Religion Class the same way I studied for a Finance class. But making sure I had enough time study for each class – even if it meant carrying a planner with me at all times was a big part of my success.

Academic Success Part 2

Laura B.’s Academic Success Story

In high school I was one of the good students who didn’t really have to study to be a good student. The information that I took for notes in class usually sunk in enough for me to able to get by on the test by simply reviewing the material just before class begun. It wasn’t that I didn’t try, I had a 4.0 all throughout high school, but I never really had to put forth much of an effort to get the result that I wanted to see. In college however, that change. Not only did I start studying and reading the book, but I began to understand that the little tiny facts were just as important as the general concepts. My over study method: I do the reading that is required for the classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually use the reading that I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes in class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball, it’s tough because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class because of volleyball I make sure that I get the notes from another student in the in the class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems to help me understand what the material means.