Chapter 1 : Reading in College
1. What is Reading?
Definition:
1. a form of communication, using written language or symbols (text)
2. two-way communication between an author and a reader
3. interpretation and understanding
4. a process
5. thinking
Reading is an active process that depends on both and author's ability to convey meaning using words and your ability to create meaning from them.
To read successfully, you need to constantly connect what you already know about the information to the words the author has written.
Average retention rate after 2 weeks
Lecture 5%
Reading 10%
Audio-visual 20%
Demonstration 30%
Discussion Group 50%
Practice by doing 75%
Teach others/Immediate use of learning 90%
2. Learning Journals
To helps you to think on paper
- what you have read
- identify what you do (and do not) understand
- to explore how you think
To helps you to apply, monitor and amend your critical reading strategies. work or not?
2.1 How Learning Journals work
- what you have learned
- what is still unclear to you
- How you have learned from the reading
- what else you know about the topic of the reading
- what reading or study problems you still face
Exp. return homework, summarize comments and improve in the future
short list and study strategies
2.2 Using Your Learning Journal
- writing the date on the top right side of the page
- write the little (or chapter no.) include page no. if any assignment
- writing what you have read and how you think about it
2.3 How a learning Journal Helps You Develop Concentration
- How much you know about concentration as a reading strategy and what new information you would benefit from learning.
3. What is Concentration?
Concentration is ability to focus exclusively on an project and to ignore all else.
Step in the process
- what blocks your concentration
- When, Where, How you read affect how well you concentrate
- keep track every time you read
Learning with Purpose
- Preview & Get an idea
- Q&A
- Connecting learned information to new information
- Outlining/Lecture notes
- Map out (creating diagrams)
- Noting headings and titles
- Reading other sources
4. Learning Styles
Hear - auditory learning : lectures/audio tapes
See - visual learning : reading or watching people, videotapes or Tv
Touch and do - Kinesthetic learning : practicing techniques, drawing maps, creating outlines or making models
5. Discovering Your Concentration Blocks
Internal distracters come from inside
External distracters come from environment
6. Techniques for Improving Your Concentration
6.1 Using the checkmark monitoring system
How many times you lose your concentration
System :
(1) check every time you lose your concentration
(2) 50 Min count how many checks on paper. no is baseline
(3) improvement
6.2 Creating a study environment
7 tips for creating a successful study environment
(1) Do not read homework for college in bed
(2) Avoid reading in the social areas of your house or apt.
(3) Use a chair that is firm and not too comfortable
(4) Make sure you have enough light in your study area
(5) collect all the study materials you need
(6) Turn off the television
(7) invest in an answering machine
6.3 Creating a Positive Mental Attitude
5 Tips
(1) Discover your best study time
(2) Read the required material for your most difficult or least familiar subject first
(3) Wear a favorite sweatshirt, hat, or other item of clothing
(4) Preview your reading assignment before beginning to read it
(5) Plan a study reward for a good study session
6.4 Using Your Journal as a Worry Pad
Worry pad is where you can write down you worries so you can focus on the other things
6.5 Writing a letter
7. Test Taking and Concentration
7.1 avoid cramming
7.2 Get a good night's sleep
7.3 stay hydrated
7.4 Eat breakfast
Create a Positive
@ Mental Environment
(1) decide that you will get the most out of each class session and form your instructors
(2) Wear your "homework hat" or "study sweatshirt"
(3) Stay calm
(4) Read all of the directions
(5) Do the easy question first
(6) Don't change your answers unless you are absolutely sure they are wrong
(7) Don't be concerned if other students finish before you do
(8) Don't take things too seriously
@ Physical Environment
(1) Arrive early on test days
(2) Avoid the same distracters during test time that you would during you study time
(3) Find out before hand if the exam is open-book or open notes
(4) Make sure you bring all necessary supplies
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