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SQ3R is a 6 step reading method analogous to a 6 course French meal. The 6 steps are: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (immediate), and Review (periodic). Research has found that students who implement the full SQ3R method by taking structured notes and testing themselves immediately after reading perform better on subsequent exams compared to students who do not use SQ3R or use it in an unstructured way. The SQ3R method is effective for increasing retention, especially when students spend 2 hours per chapter and follow a guided study process from reading to testing themselves.
Sq3 r
- 1. SQ3R Like a formal French meal
- 2. A formal French meal SQ3R has 6 parts: has 6 courses: Hors D’oeruvres Survey Basic appetizers, meant to Meant to stimulate reading, stimulate appetite. gives a preview of what’s to come. The Fish Course Question Comes between the starter After surveying, ask questions of and main course, meant as the text. A refresher of what a refresher. you’re expecting to read. The Main Course Read The main meal, an The main activity—where you get elaborate dish of meat or all of the information you will poultry. need. The Salad Course Recite A cleanser of the palate, Recording after a section aids in aids digestion. “digesting” the information. The Cheese Plate Review– Immediate Served with fresh fruit, meant Signals the end of reading; it as a signal to the end of a aids in remembering the “meal”— casual, family-style meal. the information learned. The Sweet Dessert Course Review—Periodic Indulgent, rich, savory– a From this step comes recalling treat at special occasions. with clarity. What a treat!
- 3. The wonderful attention paid to each detail of the meal was incredible to me. I'd never really drunk good wine before, and knew nothing at all about it. It was simply a whole new life experience.” -Julia Childs Implementing the SQ3R method should be similar. When we pay more attention to the details of the reading—the “meal”—we will be astounded with the results. We will really succeed when we fully use the SQ3R method, and a “new life” of passing grades will be there.
- 4. The findings of the current research indicated that students who wrote notes from the textbook in a manner consistent with SQ3R concepts and principles performed better on subsequent recall exams. -David Carlston, Benefits of Student Generated Note Packets: A Preliminary Investigation of SQ3R Implementation More from the same study: “…when students completed 2-hour study sessions per chapter, followed a structured study guide, and completed test materials immediately thereafter, students performed better on tests… compared to their performance following an unstructured 2- hour study session (Chastain & Thurber). “Taraban and colleagues (2000) found that students who implemented a reading strategy obtained higher grades. Finally, these findings are consistent with previous findings showing that under contrived study–recall scenarios SQ3R implementation is effective in increasing student retention (Chastain & Thurber, 1989).”
- 5. Remember that the SQ3R method is like a fine, 6 course French meal. Partake of that meal fully and know of it’s splendid taste!