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Unfortunately, at school we are not taught how to correctly perceive and memorize the information read. Most teachers believe that students should read books from cover to cover and the information should be forever imprinted in their heads. From such a method, if there is any sense, it is very dubious, because at school we diligently memorized the material, told at the blackboard and forgot almost immediately after leaving the classroom. In order for new material to be assimilated, it is not enough to read it. You have to understand it. If the amount of information is impressive, it can take a huge amount of time and effort to assimilate it. And during the session and exams, such a waste of time for students is an unaffordable luxury.
The method is called SQ3R or SQRRR - "research, question, read, read and review", that is, "evaluate, question, read, remember and review." In practice, this is what all students eventually come to in the second or third year of study. I will try to teach this to my child at school.
1. Evaluation
First, we evaluate the document: we scan its content, introduction and final chapter in order to get an overview. This quick look at a book or document will give you a chance to see if it contains the information you need. If not, then you shouldn't waste your time on this.
2. Question
Write down any questions that come to mind about a topic of interest. Scan the document again with your eyes and note to yourself the points that may contain answers. In this case, the questions can be equated with the goals of the research for which you are reading the text, and understanding the answers will help you structure the information received.
3. Reading
Now read the text. Read slowly and carefully the passages that provide relevant information. This can take a lot of time, especially if the text is complex and in itself is almost entirely important information. As you read, make notes to yourself by creating your Mind Map. Passages that contain insignificant information can simply be skimmed over.
4. Remembrance
After you have read the desired passage from the text, scroll through it in your head several times. Highlight for yourself the main facts or processes that affect the object you are studying, and see how the rest of the information fits around them. That is, you simply lay out all the studied material in your head: these are the main points, and this is the information that supports them.
5. Review
After you have once again scrolled through the information in your head and put everything on the shelves, it's time for the final stage - the review. This can be a second reading of the document, and the addition of notes made, and discussion of the read with someone else. But the most effective method of consolidating information is to present it to someone else, as a teacher explains a new topic to a student.
It would be interesting to know how you assimilate the text you read. Especially when you need to read a large volume, and there is little time allotted for this.
The method is called SQ3R or SQRRR - "research, question, read, read and review", that is, "evaluate, question, read, remember and review." In practice, this is what all students eventually come to in the second or third year of study. I will try to teach this to my child at school.
1. Evaluation
First, we evaluate the document: we scan its content, introduction and final chapter in order to get an overview. This quick look at a book or document will give you a chance to see if it contains the information you need. If not, then you shouldn't waste your time on this.
2. Question
Write down any questions that come to mind about a topic of interest. Scan the document again with your eyes and note to yourself the points that may contain answers. In this case, the questions can be equated with the goals of the research for which you are reading the text, and understanding the answers will help you structure the information received.
3. Reading
Now read the text. Read slowly and carefully the passages that provide relevant information. This can take a lot of time, especially if the text is complex and in itself is almost entirely important information. As you read, make notes to yourself by creating your Mind Map. Passages that contain insignificant information can simply be skimmed over.
4. Remembrance
After you have read the desired passage from the text, scroll through it in your head several times. Highlight for yourself the main facts or processes that affect the object you are studying, and see how the rest of the information fits around them. That is, you simply lay out all the studied material in your head: these are the main points, and this is the information that supports them.
5. Review
After you have once again scrolled through the information in your head and put everything on the shelves, it's time for the final stage - the review. This can be a second reading of the document, and the addition of notes made, and discussion of the read with someone else. But the most effective method of consolidating information is to present it to someone else, as a teacher explains a new topic to a student.
It would be interesting to know how you assimilate the text you read. Especially when you need to read a large volume, and there is little time allotted for this.