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    The SQ3R reading method is a technique to improve comprehension of academic texts through active reading. It involves 5 steps: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. Studies show it improves reading ability and test scores. Students who used SQ3R reported predicting exam questions and getting better grades. The method works by turning headings into questions to read and answer, reciting answers from memory, and reviewing daily.

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    The SQ3R reading method is a technique to improve comprehension of academic texts through active reading. It involves 5 steps: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. Studies show it improves reading ability and test scores. Students who used SQ3R reported predicting exam questions and getting better grades. The method works by turning headings into questions to read and answer, reciting answers from memory, and reviewing daily.

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    The SQ3R Reading Method


    What on earth is the SQ3R method of reading? It is a way to read academic material such as textbooks, articles, research studies or manuals that can increase your comprehension of what you are reading and improve your ability to recall it. With the SQ3R method, your active involvement in the reading process is required in fact, it is demanded! We wont sugar-coat it: reading textbooks is hard work. But the SQ3R method can make that work less difficult and perhaps, even a little more interesting. Why SQ3R? Evidence of the success of this method has been obtained from several studies. In one experiment several sections of a how-to-study class measured their reading ability (reading rate and comprehension accuracy) on a test that dealt with the history of Canada. They were then given practice in the use of the SQ3R Method for several days, after which they took another comparable reading test. Before training in SQ3R, the average reading level for the classes was at only the 34th percentile, but after training, it was at the 53rd percentile. In another experiment, two quizzes of equal difficulty were prepared. For the first quiz, the students studied their own way, but for the second quiz, they were shown how to predict quiz questions with the SQ3R method. The average number of errors on the first quiz was 15, but on the second quiz the average was only 6. To the author, one of the most convincing arguments for the method were the comments of students who tried it and found that it worked, such as: I predicted 15 of the 20 [quiz] questions he asked. Boy, oh boy, Ive been getting Ds in chemistry but I got a B yesterday. It looked as if he had picked the quiz questions from my list. Steps in the SQ3R Method The title for this new higher-level study skill is abbreviated to make it easier to remember and to make reference to it simpler. The acronym SQ3R stands for the steps that the student follows in using the method: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. A description of each of these steps is given below. 1. Survey Skim the following: the title of the chapter, the introduction, the table of contents and any illustrations, charts or graphs and the summary paragraph. Note any unknown vocabulary and find a definition. Most importantly, skim the section headings and the first sentences of each paragraph to find the main points that will be developed. This orientation should not take more than a few minutes (make a conscious effort to look only at the headings, etc.) but will help you to organize the ideas as you read them later. For more information on skimming, see the Kwantlen handout Tips on Getting the Most from your Reading.

    2. Question

    3. Read

    4. Recite

    5. Review

    Turn the first heading, or the first sentence of the first paragraph, into a question. (Think of the game show Jeopardy!) This will arouse your curiosity and so increase your active involvement and comprehension, and the question will make important points stand out while explanatory detail is recognized as such. Turning a heading into a question can be done instantly upon reading the heading, but it demands a conscious effort on your part to make this a query for which you must read to find the answer. Read to answer that question, i.e., to the end of the first headed section. This is not a passive plodding along each line, but an active search for the answer. Underline only key words--never whole paragraphs. Use a dictionary if necessary to look up unfamiliar vocabulary. The reader should definitely have in mind what he wants to learn as he reads each section and not just passively read it line by line. Having read the first section, look away from the book and try briefly to recite in your own words the answer to your question (aloud, if possible). If you can do this you know what is in the section; if you cant, skim the section again and repeat the exercise of reciting. An excellent way to do this reciting from memory is to jot down cue phrases in outline form on a sheet of paper. Make these notes very brief! Now repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 on each subsequent headed section. That is, turn the next heading into a question, read to answer that question, recite the answer and check your accuracy. Read in this way until the entire chapter is completed, taking very brief breaks between sections as needed. When the chapter or selection has thus been completely read, look over your notes to get a birds-eye view of the points and their relationship to one another. Check your memory by reciting the major points under each heading and the subpoints under each major point. You can do this by covering up the notes and trying to recall the information. Review daily during the period of time before your exam.

    Summary These five steps of the SQ3R Method, if applied and practiced, should result in an increase in reading comprehension, an improved ability to identify important points and better retention of the material. You should also discover one other worthwhile outcome: happily, test questions will seem familiar, because the headings you turned into questions are usually the points the instructor will emphasize on exams!
    Sources: University of Illinois website and Fraser, L. (1996). Making your mark (5th ed.) December 2002

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