Reading Comprehension and Memory University Counseling Center Study Skills Seminar Memorial Hall First Floor UCC Memorial Hall 102 Hours M Th 800 am500 pm Friday 800 am430 pm ID: 769890
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Reading Comprehension and Memory University Counseling Center Study Skills Seminar Memorial Hall, First Floor
UCC Memorial Hall 102 Hours: M-Th: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Friday: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.(309) 298-2453www.ucc.wiu.edu
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Today we will discuss: Guidelines for improving college reading and studying SQ4R method Identifying main ideasTypes of MemoryIPS ModelMemory Enhancement Techniques
3 Guidelines for Improving your College Reading and Studying Read all the assigned material in all your classes Read ahead in all your courses Read to understand the material
Read all the assigned material If instructors assign it, they expect you to read it Can be tested on lecture or book material Textbooks are independent sources that you are responsible for learning
Read ahead in all your classes Use your syllabus Ask your teacher when readings are due Read aheadDon’t procrastinate!
Read to understand the material Not just a task to “cross off” Be an active reader Go for meaning rather than memorization
SQ4R method Step 1: S urveyStep 2: create your own QuestionsStep 3: Read and ReflectStep 4: Recite and Review
Step 1: Survey Read the title of the book or chapter Read the preface of the book Read the chapter objectives or purposeRead the introduction to the chapterRead the section headings and subheadingsRead the review questions or the glossary at the end of the chapter Pay attention to visual aids Examine any boldface or italicized items
Step 2: Create your own Questions Help you become more active while reading Take information from the text to create queries Helps to focus because you have purposeDeveloping good questions
Step 3: Read and Reflect Answer questions while reading Reflect and put material in your own words Write or highlight answers
Tips on Highlighting
Tips on Highlighting Record and highlight or star what the professor emphasizesWrite down ALL key terms and definitions and underline themUnderline words, phrases, or sentences that signify supporting material or your professor emphasisHighlight words, phrases, sentences that signify the main ideaUse asterisks (*) to indicate importancePlacing a question mark (?) in the margin opposite the lines or paragraph which you do not understand Disagree: Write the word disagree in the margin alongside the idea or paragraph with which you disagree Use the top and bottom margins of the book to write in your own thoughts and concepts Jot in the margins next to paragraphs or sections, brief summaries
Step 4: Recite and Review Review each major section Review your reading immediately upon finishing Review within one day after your finish your reading assignmentReview at the end of each week
Identifying the Main Ideas
Understanding the “Big Picture” Pay attention to introductory and concluding remarks Pay attention to the text that is boldfaced, italicized, indented or otherwise made prominent Pay attention to items in list formLook for “in summary” “in conclusion” etc.Pay attention to the visual aides
Also will need to notice the details!
Memory
What is Memory? Mental ability to recall or recognize experiences or information that you have been exposed to in the past Memory is more complex than this though
IPS Model 3 independent but interrelated systems Sensory memory Working memoryLong term memoryInformation enters through senses
Sensory Memory Gateway to memory system Very brief & will rapidly decay; being pushed out by other incoming sense memory Attention is key to the cognitive processOur brains connect certain memories to others, allowing us to remember one thing as we remember another.
Working Memory (Short Term Memory) Limited by capacity and duration Need to either actively rehearse or transfer to long-term memory Another kind of short-term memory?3 things generally happen to information transferred to Working Memory
Long-Term Memory Permanent storage place Storage Retrieval
Memory Enhancement Techniques
Rehearsal and Recitation Recitation requires you to think about what you are taking in by reading material in small segments, converting it to your own words, & testing yourself for recall
Association Often occur naturally Link new material to what you have stored in memory Importance of FYE and Intro courses
Categorizing Grouping Find a concept, theme, or feature that pulls together the terms or items you need to remember
Chunking Natural process that occurs when taking many individual bits of information and combine them into larger units or chunks Decrease the # of items to remember, but increase the size
Acronyms Words formed by using the beginning letters of several words to form a new word Can be actual words or nonsensical
QUIZ TIME! Do you know what these mean?? AIDS SCUBAAKAROYGBIV
Pictures & Analogies Visual aides such as graphic organizers Pictures can be drawn or just visualized in the mind Relate new material to common concepts and situationsTake the abstract & make it concrete and understandable
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