{"id":2848,"date":"2025-02-10T13:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2025-02-10T13:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:20:22","slug":"how-successful-students-read-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/how-successful-students-read-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"How Successful Students Read Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>True or False? When reading a chapter in a psychology textbook for the first time, students should underline with markers, using a multi-colored system, all the main concepts and supporting points and details.\u00a0 (FALSE!)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instead of relying on extensive underlining as the principal practice for understanding course reading assignments, following this multi-step reading and review process will help you to<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Target main study points<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increase comprehension<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify possible quiz or test questions\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retain information for comprehensive exams<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><b> Preview the text<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get a general picture or understanding of a reading assignment (e.g., a chapter in your PSYC 110 book) by previewing the title, section headings, introductions, first sentences of each main section, pictures and graphs, final or summary paragraphs, and end-of-chapter questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b> Read one section at a time<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read one section of your assignment at a time.\u00a0 Instead of underlining with a pencil or pen or highlighting with colored markers, place a light dot or checkmark in the margin by each main point.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b> Generate questions<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turn each dot or check mark (i.e., main point) into a question, and then underline the answer in the text, targeting only the main point and\/or key words.\u00a0 Note difficult topics or paragraphs that may require extra study time.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><b> Answer questions<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cover the text and answer the questions.\u00a0 If your answers are incomplete, review the section and then recite your answers.\u00a0 You may need to revise questions or add new one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 If you need clarification as you read and rehearse, write down questions you may want to ask in class or to your professor.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><b> Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each section<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focus on a manageable number of sections\/pages for each reading session; a chapter of a textbook might be broken into two or more reading sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><b> Check if your margin questions match questions at the end of the chapter<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be prepared to incorporate (additional) end-of-chapter questions into the margins of the text<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><b> Test your comprehension after you complete the entire reading assignment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(i.e., the entire chapter in your PSYC 110 book)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Answer all your margin questions and define key terms.\u00a0 For incomplete responses, review the paragraph or section and then try again.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>True or False? When reading a chapter in a psychology textbook for the first time, students should underline with markers, using a multi-colored system, all the main concepts and supporting points and details.\u00a0 (FALSE!) 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