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First: read a section of your
textbook chapter
- Read just enough to keep an
understanding of the material.
Do not take notes, but rather focus on understanding the
material.
It is tempting to take notes as you
are reading the first time, but this is not an efficient
technique: you are likely to take down too much
information and simply copy without understanding
Second: Review the
material
- Locate the main ideas, as well as
important sub-points
- Set the book aside
- Paraphrase this information:
Putting the textbook information in your own words forces
you to become actively involved with the material
Third: write the
paraphrased ideas as your notes
- Do not copy information directly
from the textbook
- Add only enough detail to
understand
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