\u2026 is an excel\u00adlent method for \u201cpro\u00adces\u00adsing\u201d rea\u00adding mate\u00adri\u00adal. It con\u00adsists of the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing five steps:<\/p>\n
Sur\u00advey<\/strong>: Befo\u00adre begin\u00adning to read have a look at the table of con\u00adtents, the (sub-)title (of an artic\u00adle) and\/or the chap\u00adter (sub-)headings. Check for intro\u00adduc\u00adto\u00adry and sum\u00adma\u00adry para\u00adgraphs, refe\u00adren\u00adces, etc. Resist rea\u00adding at this point, but see if you can iden\u00adti\u00adfy the major idea(s) of the artic\u00adle \/ chap\u00adter \/ book. The over\u00adall aim is to build a \u201cstruc\u00adtu\u00adre\u201d for the thoughts, facts and details to come.<\/p>\n Ques\u00adti\u00adon<\/strong>: Ask yours\u00adelf what this artic\u00adle \/ chap\u00adter \/ book could be about and how its con\u00adtents might rela\u00adte to what you alre\u00ada\u00addy know about this topic. What is\/are the question(s) that it is try\u00ading to ans\u00adwer? What question(s) do you have that it might ans\u00adwer? You may always add fur\u00adther ques\u00adti\u00adons as you pro\u00adceed. When your mind is actively sear\u00adching for ans\u00adwers to ques\u00adtions it beco\u00admes enga\u00adged in learning.<\/p>\n Read<\/strong>: Read one para\u00adgraph \/ sec\u00adtion \/ chap\u00adter at a time loo\u00adking for the ans\u00adwer to your ques\u00adtion(s). This is acti\u00adve<\/em> rea\u00adding and requi\u00adres concen\u00adtration<\/em> so find your\u00adself a place and time whe\u00adre you can concentrate.<\/p>\n Recite\/write<\/strong>: Say to yours\u00adelf (loud if pos\u00adsi\u00adble) or wri\u00adte down (e.g. in the mar\u00adgin) a key phra\u00adse that sums up the major point(s). It is often use\u00adful to use your own words, do not just copy a phra\u00adse from the book. Rese\u00adarch shows that we remem\u00adber our own (acti\u00adve) con\u00adnec\u00adtions often bet\u00adter than ones given to us. If you like you may high\u00adlight key words\/phrases\/passages but take care not to high\u00adlight too much.<\/p>\n Review<\/strong>: After repea\u00adting the\u00adse steps for each para\u00adgraph \/ sec\u00adtion \/ chap\u00adter you have a list of key phra\u00adses that pro\u00advi\u00adde a sort of out\u00adline for the artic\u00adle \/ chap\u00adter \/ book. Test yours\u00adelf by cove\u00adring the key phra\u00adses and see\u00ading if you can recall them. Do this right after you finish rea\u00adding the para\u00adgraph. If you can\u00adnot recall one of your major points, that\u2019s a part you need to reread. Review again after some time to see what you have alre\u00ada\u00addy for\u00adgot\u00adten and refresh your memory.<\/p>\n