Before, During, and After Lecture

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Before, During, and After Lecture

• Strategies for Success

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BEFORE Previewing the Textbook Chapter

• Read chapter title
• Review the learning objectives
• Read the headings
• Look at the bold/italicized words
• Read the application stories in boxes
• Read the summary
• Look at the questions at the end of the chapter

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DURINGNote Taking

• Divide your paper into two columns -TOPICS and
  DETAILS
• During the lecture, take as detailed notes as
  possible

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AFTERReviewing

• Review lecture notes while reading text
• Mark areas of difficulty or confusion
• Make sure that notes make sense
• Do end of chapter/old exam questions each week

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Note Taking

• After reviewing the material add text notes to
  your lecture notes as needed

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Exam Preparation

• Review notes
• Quiz yourself from the notes
• Predict and write possible test questions --
  answer them
• Do end of chapter and old exam questions
• Meet with study group to do more questions

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FYI Strategies for Increasing Reading
Comprehension

• Preview material to read
• Chunk material
• Turn headings into questions
• Read section to answer questions and take notes
  in a notebook or the margins
• Go back to heading and answer questions. If you
  can answer the question then move on to the next
  section, otherwise reread the section