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- 2. Study Skills and types of Reading
- 3. Objectives Study Skills Why Study Skills Important? Study Naturally Techniques Habits for good study How to improve your study skills? Types of study skills Reading Components of reading Types of reading Difference b/w skimming and scanning Difference b/w intensive and extensive
- 4. Study Skills: Study skills, academic skill, or study strategies are approaches applied to learning. Study skills are an array of skills which tackle the process of organizing and taking in new information, retaining information, or dealing with assessments. They include mnemonics, which aid the retention of lists of information. Reference: Wikipedia
- 5. Why Study Skills Important? Help you succeed in life Increase your confidence Developing effective study skills Ability to learn and retain knowledge Effort is more worthwhile Reference: University of Saskatchewan
- 6. Study Naturally Techniques: Breathe Well Connect Well Eat Well Move More Sleep Well Study Well Think Well Reference: University of Saskatchewan
- 7. Habits for good study: 1) Time Management 2) Self-discipline and self-Discovery 3) Concentration and Memorization 4) Organization Reference: Wikihow
- 8. How to improve your study skills? Three Parts Part one of three: Creating the ideal study space Create an appropriate study environment Get everything you need before you sit down to study Avoid Distractions Reference: Wikihow
- 9. How to improve your study skills? Part two of three: Making a Study Plan Develop a calm attitude Make sure you get enough sleep Develop a study group Reference: Wikihow
- 10. How to improve your study skills? Part three of three: Developing good study habits: Start with the homework that is hardest to you Develop effective memorization techniques Develop critical reading skills Reference: Wikihow
- 11. Types of Study Skills: 1) Studying to gather information The purpose is to formulate a complete and accurate set of textbook and lecture notes. Some ways to do this are: a. Identify the information to be learned b. Organize, condense, and record c. Verify the completeness and accuracy of your notes Reference: By Dennis Congos, University of Central Florida
- 12. Types of Study Skills: 2) Studying to learn information The purpose is to move information from short-term memory into long-term memory. Some ways to do this are: a. Make times in your schedule b. Make a notecard c. Look at a main idea d. look at the details to check Reference: By Dennis Congos, University of Central Florida
- 13. Types of Study Skills: 3) Studying to check for learning: The purpose is to identify what has and has not yet been learned before a test is taken when something can still be done about it. Go over material you "believe" has been learned as follows: a. Look only at a main point b. Aloud c. check for accuracy Reference: By Dennis Congos, University of Central Florida
- 14. Types of Study Skills: 4) Studying to refresh: The purpose is to prevent forgetting. This requires a means for regular recitation of material already learned. Two ways to do this are: 1. Make regular times 2. Regularly review Reference: By Dennis Congos, University of Central Florida
- 15. Types of Study Skills: 5) Studying to improve learning skills: This is the most neglected and overlooked type of studying. The purpose is to identify learning skills that worked so they can be repeated and identify learning skills that didn't work well so that they can be modified or replaced. Four ways to improve learning skills are: a. Use each quiz and test as feedback b. Evaluate the effectiveness of your learning skills c. Modify/replace learning skills that resulted in lost points d. Use the resources that improve learning skills Reference: By Dennis Congos, University of Central Florida
- 16. Reading: Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a form of language processing. Reading is a means for language acquisition, communication, and sharing information and ideas. Reference: Wikipedia
- 17. Components of Reading: Three components 1. Decoding 2. Comprehension 3. Retention Reference: Wikihow
- 18. Types of Reading: Four Types 1) Skimming 2) Scanning 3) Intensive 4) Extensive Reference: Anderson, R.C and Peason PD, (Peason Edition 1984)
- 19. Skimming Reading: Skimming is used to quickly gather the most important information, or 'gist'. Run your eyes over the text, noting important information. It's not essential to understand each word when skimming. Examples: • The Newspaper (quickly to get the general news of the day) • Magazines (quickly to discover which articles you would like to read in more detail) • Business and Travel Brochures (quickly to get informed) Reference: Anderson, R.C and Peason PD, (Peason Edition 1984)
- 20. Scanning Reading: Scanning is used to find a particular piece of information. Run your eyes over the text looking for the specific piece of information you need. If you see words or phrases that you don't understand, don't worry when scanning. Examples: • The "What's on TV" section (itinerary) of your newspaper • A train / airplane schedule • A conference guide Reference: Anderson, R.C and Peason PD, (Peason Edition 1984)
- 21. Intensive Reading: Intensive reading is used on shorter texts in order to extract specific information. In this case, it is important that you understand each word, number or fact. Examples: • A bookkeeping report • An insurance claim • A contract Reference: Anderson, R.C and Peason PD, (Peason Edition 1984)
- 22. Extensive Reading: Extensive reading is used to obtain a general understanding of a subject and includes reading longer texts for pleasure, as well as business books. Do not worry if you understand each word Examples: • The latest marketing strategy book • A novel you read before going to bed • Magazine articles that interest you Reference: Laufer, B. (1997), "The lexical plight in second language reading, Cambridge University Press, pp. 20–34
- 23. Difference b/w Scanning and Skimming Skimming Scanning A reader reads the article in order to get the general idea of it. A technique in which a reader tries to search a particular text or word in the document Ability to go through the article quickly Ability to find quickly Ability to understand Relevant reading Fingers can be effective Generally to get the general idea of an article Generally to search a telephone number from a list Read the title carefully Clearly aware of the specific information Emphasis Clues Heading Heading helpful Summary or last paragraph is important All Paragraphs important Definition Requirement Method Purpose Reference: http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-skimming-and-scanning
- 24. Difference b/w Extensive and Intensive Extensive Intensive Rapid reading of large quantities of material or longer reading for general understanding. Reading in detail with specific aims and tasks. A lifelong reading habit, enjoyment and general reading skills. Detail meanings, developing reading skills vocabulary and grammar knowledge. Longer area Narrow area Topic the student enjoy Topic is given by the teacher Easy texts Difficult texts Ignore or guess unknown words Use dictionaries Overall understanding 100% understanding Help students to develop reading fluency Helps students to develop reading skills What is being read Linguistic components Definition Purpose Reference: By Carrell (1997) and Brown (2007)
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