Some suggestions for getting the most information from studying your textbook:

 

  1. Outline main points and then study those rather than just reading the book.
  2. Develop questions of your own as you work through the book material – actually write them out!  Then have someone else actually quiz you on your own questions.
  3. Do the questions from above; have your friends do the same.  Then get together and quiz each other with your questions.
  4. Don’t just read …… STUDY
    1. read in small sections, then go back over it and write out information about names, places, things, etc.
    2. create vocabulary lists of people, places and things from your reading (textbooks often highlight significant items)  and then drill yourself on these using the techniques as listed above
    3. create webs or flow charts or some other visual aid to make connections with facts and information from the reading
    4. create note cards that you can use as flash cards to review information you have pulled from the reading.
    5. You have to actually want to learn the stuff!
  5. Teach the information to someone who is willing to listen.  To teach it you have to know it.

 

 

Quiz on How to Study from your textbook:

 

Which of the following is the best answer about how to study from your textbook?

  1. None of the above is easy
  2. It all takes work and effort
  3. It cannot be done in just a few minutes
  4. Reading the material is just the start
  5. Studying requires digging into the information in the reading
  6. Different people will find different ways to dig into the information that work well for them
  7. Real learning means making connections between the people, places and things that are discussed in the reading
  8. Teach your parents the lesson you are learning.
  9. You have to be willing to do the work – and you have to want to learn it.
  10. All of the above – and more, depending on your own creativity!

 

The correct answer is letter j.  Congratulations, you scored 100%!

 

 

 

 

Also, go to my web page.  There are some links I've put on there on how to study effectively.