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.𖥔 ݁ ˖ How to study: A note-taking and analytical reading guide ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅
To preface,
One of the most important things to understand when it comes to learning, is the two styles of memory rehearsal.
Style 1: Elaborative Rehearsal
The act of understanding a concept so deeply it connects to your worldview, past experiences, and this piece of knowledge becomes yours.
Style 2: Maintained Rehearsal
Reviewing a piece of information to memorize a fact, but not the concept and the roots of the context.
+ It is important to think for yourself; form your own connections and learn because you want to learn, not just in hopes of getting good marks. Knowledge is beautiful and powerful, and should be utilized in the appropriate way.
Part 1: Reading non-fiction/informative based texts
Technique 1: "The Walden Method"
Step 1: Inspectional reading
Quickly (!!) read the entire chapter
Know exactly what happened
Know exactly what stood out to you
Know what to look for
+ Highlight things that stand out to you (in any way) and/or take small notes in the margins ("interesting!" "what" "love!")
(This forms the backbone of your understanding for this topic)
Step 2: Analytical reading
Gather a general understanding of the material
Create a concise map of your thoughts, and small details of the text
+ Intricate connections begin to take place because pieces of information now make sense with the general backbone you formed in the inspectional reading.
Step 3: Take notes in a flow-like fashion
Write down the backbone ideas/concepts
(What year did the French Revolution take place? What were its important influences? Who were important figures during this time?)
Elaborate on these backbone ideas/concepts to give you a visual representation of the connections you made with your backbone, and to see what still needs to be understood.
Part 2: Taking notes of non-fiction/informative based texts
Technique 2: "The Cal Newport Method" - (for non-technical subjects)
Base your notes around these three points in this order to make your notes as clear and concise as possible:
Q-question
E-evidence
A-answer
+ When/if you are in a lecture, scribble down everything your instructor says of importance, and then revise your notes immediately after.
+ You must group your evidence and conclusion pieces carefully, being sure to link the proper piece of evidence to the correct conclusion.
(EX:
Question: What are Emily's favorite colors?
Evidence #1: Her mother says she likes pink.
Evidence #2: Her father says she likes pink, and yellow.
Evidence #3: Her brother says she likes blue, but only when its December.
Conclusion: Emily's general favorite colors are pink and yellow, as well as blue only when it is December.
^^ It is important to include the bit about it being her favorite color only in December because it would be incorrect to say it is one of her general favorite colors.)
Technique 3: "The Cal Newport Method" - (for technical subjects)
Base your notes around these three points in this order to make your notes as clear and concise as possible:
P-problem
Q-question
A-answer
Step 1: Understand the large, basic concepts first
+ Do not drive head first into math problems or questions concerning the nervous system if you do not understand the large, basic concepts first.
Step 2: Note-taking
Write down practice problems/diagrams/equations, etc.
Write each step to solving/understanding this problem/diagram/equation, etc.
Annotate each step, explaining why this is so
For equations, write down a practice problem for each possible alternative outcome that can happen
(EX:
1. How to solve an algebraic equation.
2. How to solve an algebraic equation with a square root.
3. How to solve an algebraic equation with square roots, etc.
Technique 4: The Feynman Method
You do not fully understand a subject until you can explain it to a child, and reword it yourself without notes
Part 3: Studying non-fiction/informative based texts
Testing yourself with flashcards and quizzes
Forces you to actively retrieve knowledge, which updates, and reinforces memory
Allows you to actively gage what you already know
Making mistakes actually improves knowledge and memory
2. Use flashcards
When using flashcards, it is best to mix the deck with multiple subjects, interweaving the concepts you focus on in a single session, is more effective than practicing a single skill one at a time.
This further strengthens memory because it forces the brain to temporarily forget, then retrieve information.
You may also find connections across the topics, making it more significant to your brain.
3. Rest, review, rest, review
Spacing reviews across multiple days allows for rest, and retention between sessions.
+ Cramming is not effective because while you could remember information from the night previously, it will not stay ingrained in your long term memory, or even just as likely in your memory the next morning...
Part 3: On essay writing
The more complicated your essay is, the dumber it sounds.
When writing a research paper, refine the scope of your research and don't be afraid to narrow it.
When writing a research paper, create a pile of at least 20 academic papers on the same subject.
+ Sift through these papers with your scope in mind
+ This is the breeding ground for new ideas
Give yourself time to process information right after reading.
View the writing process as an exploration
This is a collection of information collected from these sources:
R. C. Walden - Youtube
Cal Newport - How to become a straight-A student: The unconventional strategies real college students use to score high while studying less
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