H.S VS. College
In high school you read 10-20 pages per week; in college weekly reading jumps to this volume.
What is 100-300 pages per week?
You should avoid over-highlighting and mark no more than this percentage of a page.
What is 15%- 20%?
The letter 'S' in the SQ3R textbook system stands for this quick 2-minute overview.
What is Survey?
This note-taking layout splits your page into Cues, Notes, and a Summary.
What is the Cornell Method?
High school reading focuses on memorizing facts, while college reading focuses on analyzing these two elements.
What are arguments and evidence?
Writing 3–5 word notes alongside key paragraphs in margins is called this.
What are marginal summaries?
Boldface words, chapter objectives, and subheadings are examples of these structural elements.
What are structural landmarks?
The ideal focused study time block before taking a 10-minute break.
What is 45 minutes?
In college, lectures expand on texts rather than reviewing page-by-page, requiring reading to be done this way.
What is independently / prior to class?
This rule states you should read an entire section before making any marks.
What is the 'Pause and Process' rule?
In SQ3R, the 'Recite' step asks you to summarize information in this specific manner.
What is out loud in your own words?
The rule stating you should never copy textbook sentences word-for-word.
What is the Paraphrase Rule?
Rather than simple textbooks, college readings often feature dense primary sources and these journal articles.
What are academic journals?
When annotating with symbols, question marks signal confusion while exclamation points signal this.
What are major findings / key claims?
In SQ3R, converting section subheadings into these helps guide your reading focus.
What are active study questions?
A visual note-taking technique best suited for technical subjects to show relationships.
What is Concept Mapping / Mind Mapping?
The primary cognitive shift needed when transitioning from high school to college reading.
What is moving from passive reading to active critical engagement?
Annotating by writing comments, agreements, or objections in the margin creates this with the author.
What is an active dialogue/ conversation?
The complete 5-step sequence represented in the SQ3R framework.
What is Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review?
Doing this 15 minutes prior to class warms up your brain for lecture.
What is reviewing your annotated textbook notes?