SQ3R is a technique used to sharpen your study skills. It helps make reading and studying purposeful and effective. By using SQ3R you can get the maximum benefit for your time spent reading. Personally I have never used this strategy but I find that when I am reading and studying for an exam that I get distracted really easy and lose concentration so I feel this strategy might work for me because it sounds suitable to my learning type.
SQ3R stands for survey, question, read, recite and review and here’s how it works:
Survey: survey the chapter. Read the title, headings and subheadings. Browse for diagrams, pictures and any words underlined or in bold. Reading the introduction and ending also helps.
Question: involves jotting down what the chapter’s about. What? Why? How? When? And where? Turn statements, headings and titles into questions and see if you can answer them.
Read: Read useful sections and understand points that are relevant. A good idea would be to read a section and keep asking previous questions as you go along. This way you will retain more in answering your own questions.
Recite: recite information out loud to yourself. Run through it in your mind several times. Repeat it over and over until it sticks.
Review: review your study notes regularly to help you keep hold of the information.
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