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SQ3R
Unlike books we read for fun, textbooks should not be read from start to finish without stopping.Using SQ3R provides a different method of reading textbooks that will most likely help you to understand and remember the material.
SQ3R is not a quicker way to read a textbook chapter, but it will probably reduce the amount of time you will need to spend studying immediately prior to the test. This is because you will spend more time actually thinking about and remembering the information from the chapter when it is first read. Therefore, your study time before a test will actually become a time to deepen your understanding of the material.
As the acronym SQ3R suggests, the process has five steps. They are:
Ready to begin? Use the SQ3R worksheet
as a guide for your next reading assignment!