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THE BEST WAY TO STUDY
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For studying technique try SQ3R, which stands for Survey, Question, Read, Review and
Re-read. When approaching a chapter in the book first read the front page and survey
the topics. Then go through the chapter reading ONLY the headings but not the rest of
the text. As you are surveying ask yourself one question per heading. So if the section
heading says "Action Potentials" ask yourself something like "what is an action
potential?" or maybe "how is one created?" or maybe "what is it used for?" Research
has shown that when someone asks a question and then learns the answer that she is far
more likely to remember the answer. If you just read the chapter end to end you may
forget a lot of the main points but if you ask yourself a question then you will remember
the answers, just like when you ask a question in class. Taking an interest turns your
brain on into an active learning state and it will help you a lot. After surveying and
questioning then you go back and read all of the chapter, the first R. As you read the
chapter you will get the answers to your questions. After reading and getting all of the
answers review (2nd R) the answers to make sure you remember them. In other words,
go back and check the headings again, remember what your question was and then see
if you can recall the answer without looking. For those questions that you cannot recall
the answer you go back and reread (3rd R) that particular section again. If you can
recall the answer the first time then no need to reread that particular section because
you already know it. Using the SQ3R method will make your studying more efficient
and more effective.