Critical Reading Skills
What are the two key points of Reading Comprehension?
Vocabulary and Reciprocal Thinking
True or False:
Acronyms and Acrostics are both ways of strengthening long-term memory. Acronyms refer to phrases made up with the first letter; Acrostics represent the first letter refers to the entire word.
True.
True or False:
An effective Learning space has to be personal and private.
False: You need to be prepared for human interruptions in your study space.
Which one cannot enhance study habits:
A. Designated Learning Environment
B. Regular study groups
C. Skipping classes whose content has been delivered
D. Taking notes while reading
C-- Repeating class content can strengthen your memory.
What is SQ3R?
Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review
Why do flashcards help to move information from STM to LTM?
Test memory, summarize keypoints, and repeats info by writing down.
What is the key to solve shared space issue?
Time management: plan ahead and find time for fewer distractions.
Navigating the textbook can be an effective way to avoid unimportant information input, save time in reading, and enhance reading efficiency. What are the three tips for navigating textbooks?
Front and back: Gathering general information about the book;
Skim-reading: Getting a bigger picture of the content and gathering key points
Read Graphs: Getting more meanings of the chapter/ article/ information
What is KWL?
K stands for know; W stands for wanting to know; L stands for learned. KWL is a strategy to guide readers in reading and understanding.
What is the information processing model?
Information input, sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
What note-taking method is this: capture notes, define priorities and summarize information.
Cornell Method
Tips for class study enhancement.
Before: Prepare reading reading before each class
During: Sit in the front and center of the classroom, take notes while in class.
After: Summarize class notes to deepen comprehension.
What are the three ways of improving reading comprehension?
Discussion, reciprocal teaching, note-taking strategy, summarizing, group study, and asking questions.
What are the three steps of involving in establishing long-term memory?
To encode, assigning meaning to the information; To store information, able to review and study; To retrieve it, strengthen memory.
What are the tips for developing and finding a good learning environment?
The A3O: Associate with studying, Available whenever you need it, Able to meet study and psychological needs, and Organized and free of distractions.
True or False:
The list method focuses on capturing maximin information, which involves processing information.
False: The List method is a strategy to capture all the information, but not a way to process information.