SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R is a useful technique for fully absorbing written information. It helps learner to create a good mental framework of a subject, into which learner can fit facts correctly. It helps learner to set study goals. It also prompts learner to use the review techniques that will help to fix information in learner's mind. By using SQ3R to actively read a document, learner can get the maximum benefit from learner's reading time. The acronym SQ3R stands for the five sequential techniques learner should use to read a book:

Survey:Survey the document: scan the contents, introduction, chapter introductions and chapter summaries to pick up a shallow overview of the text. Form an opinion of whether it will be of any help. If it does not give learner the information learner want, discard it.

Question:Make a note of any questions on the subject that come to mind, or particularly interest learner following learner's survey. Perhaps scan the document again to see if any stand out. These questions can be considered almost as study goals - understanding the answers can help learner to structure the information in learner's own mind.

Read:Now read the document. Read through useful sections in detail, taking care to understand all the points that are relevant. In the case of some texts this reading may be very slow. This will particularly be the case if there is a lot of dense and complicated information. While learner are reading, it can help to take notes in Concept Map format.

Recall:Once learner have read appropriate sections of the document, run through it in learner's mind several times. Isolate the core facts or the essential processes behind the subject, and then see how other information fits around them.

Review:Once learner have run through the exercise of recalling the information, learner can move on to the stage of reviewing it. This review can be by rereading the document, by expanding learner's notes, or by discussing the material with colleagues. A particularly effective method of reviewing information is to have to teach it to someone else!

SQ3R helps learner to organize the structure of a subject in learner's mind. It also helps learner to set study goals and to separate important information from irrelevant data.

Survey

Use title, main headings, and illustrations to predict what the reading is about.

Make a list of what vocabulary words learner might expect to find in the reading.

Question

Ask yourself what learner already know about the topic and what learner may want to learn.

Read

Figure out the meaning of words from context.

Think of how the story / article / directions relate to learner's own experiences.

Revise learner's predictions - were learner correct / incorrect?

Recite

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Review

What is this reading about?

What is the main point of this reading?

What are the important points to remember about this reading?

The SQ3R Reading strategy is a basic reading strategy that is proven effective when used with students. Students can use this reading strategy when reading a textbook, or article in the classroom. This reading strategy is proven to provide the student with various methods that ...