Reading and Retention techniques

[krss]

Salam

Dear fellows, as you know we all have to go through study texts, notes and reference books for exams preparations but we not get study output results as much as we can in the given time because of not having effective reading techniques.

would you all of you (particularly experienced ones) explain what <b>Reading and Retention techniques</b>(e.g. Speed reading ) you use for effective study output.

So all newcomers can benefit from your experience

[smraza]

I use to highlight the importtant points in the text. (key points).

SMR

[Desert Sleet]

Many students view reading as a simple, though often burdensome, activity. It's not. Reading is an intricate skill that must be applied to many different kinds of material for many different reasons, and a student cannot expect to work effectively if he or she must read everything in the same way.

The technique which i use while reading is SQ3R. i will recommend u all this technique as it is a useful technique for fully absorbing written information. It helps you to create a good mental framework of a subject, into which you can fit facts correctly. It helps you to set study goals. It also prompts you to use the review techniques that will help to fix information in your mind. By using SQ3R technique, you can get the maximum benefit from your reading time.

The acronym SQ3R stands for the five sequential techniques you should use to read a book

<b>Survey</b>
Survey the book scan the contents, introduction, chapter introductions and chapter summaries to pick up a shallow overview of the text. Form an opinion of whether it will be of any help. If it does not give you the information you want, discard it.

<b>Question</b>
Make a note of any questions on the subject that come to mind, or particularly interest you following your survey. Perhaps scan the book again to see if any stand out. These questions can be considered almost as study goals - understanding the answers can help you to structure the information in your own mind.

<b>Read</b>
Now read the the the book. Read through useful sections in detail, taking care to understand all the points that are relevant. In the case of some texts this reading may be very slow. This will particularly be the case if there is a lot of dense and complicated information. While you are reading, it can help to take notes in Concept Map format.

<b>Recall</b>
Once you have read appropriate sections of the book, run through it in your mind several times. Isolate the core facts or the essential processes behind the subject, and then see how other information fits around them.

<b>Review</b>
Once you have run through the exercise of recalling the information, you can move on to the stage of reviewing it. This review can be by rereading the book, by expanding your notes, or by discussing the material with colleagues. A particularly effective method of reviewing information is to have to teach it to someone else!


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If I could... Then I would... Turn back time!!

[Ali Akbar]

AOA

Reading Technique
Step 1

Firstly skim through the relevant area, try to familiarize urself with the crux of the subject area, point out the the areas which is behind ur comprehension.

Step 2

Once you have gone through the 1st step, now go through the details of the area, make sure that nothing is left untouched. If it is the subject of law/auditing or accounting standards, where you will have to write in legal/standard language, try to memorize the wordings/terminologies (note I m not saying about rote), bcz examiner of law n auditing appreciate the scripts written in legal/standard language (ref to examiners' comments)

Retention Techniques

Whenever you r preparing study material for exams, try to think from the examiner's perspective, think how can examiner ask a critical question from the concerned area. This will help u alot, if u have analyzing techinques. I usually prepare a projected paper (of theory subject) before exams, which proves to be difficult than examiner's.
As far as retention is concerend, try to develop a sketch of a chapter/standard/sections in ur mind after reading it, u should be able to recall, while sitting idle/bathing/walking etc, the main contents n critical points in a chapter/standard/section.

Hope it will help u out.

ICAP is the best.