Taking Notes from Research Reading Printable PDF Version Fair-Use Policy If you take notes efficiently, you can read with more understanding and also save time and frustration when you come to write your paper. These are three main principles 1. Know what kind of ideas you need to record Focus your approach to the topic before you start detailed research. First, review the commonly known facts about your topic, and also become aware of the range of thinking and opinions on it. 2. Your essay must be an expression of your own thinking, not a patchwork of borrowed ideas. Copy out exact words only when the ideas are memorably phrased or surprisingly expressed—when you might use them as actual quotations in your essay. 3. Whether you use cards or pages for note-taking, take notes in a way that allows for later use. Save bother later by developing the habit of recording bibliographic information in a master list when you begin looking at each source (don't forget to note book and journal information on photocopies).
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SLOW READING LISTS (and the meaning of SLOW READING) SLOW READING: the affirmation of authorial intent by Lancelot R. Fletcher The phase, "slow reading," is taken from Nietzsche. A book like this, a problem like this, is in no hurry; we both, I just as much as my book, are friends of lento. "I AM A TEACHER OF SLOW READING." After the laughter subsided I would tell my students that what I meant by saying this was: “This is the nature of philosophy. And I answered, “But that’s just the problem. “The problem is you are thinking that to begin slow reading means to pick up a text and read it in a certain way, different from how you have been reading before, but that’s not the way it works. If one could begin slow reading the first lesson would be: Just be present to the words on the page. If you are like most of my students you will again feel tempted to find this ridiculous and dismiss it with a wave of your hand. Why does this happen? Perhaps we need to consider how we originally began to read. What happened in this little domestic drama?
10 Highly Effective Study Habits Students grapple with many issues in their lives, and because of all of the competing things for your attention, it’s hard to concentrate on studying. And yet if you’re in school, you have to do at least a little studying in order to progress from year to year. The key to effective studying isn’t cramming or studying longer, but studying smarter. 1. Too many people look at studying as a necessary task, not an enjoyment or opportunity to learn. Sometimes you can’t “force” yourself to be in the right mindset, and it is during such times you should simply avoid studying. Way to help improve your study mindset: Aim to think positively when you study, and remind yourself of your skills and abilities. 2. A lot of people make the mistake of studying in a place that really isn’t conducive to concentrating. The library, a nook in a student lounge or study hall, or a quiet coffee house are good places to check out. 3. Dr. APA Reference Grohol, J. (2006). 10 Highly Effective Study Habits.
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SEO Made Easy - Lifehacker Study Skills | Critical thinking at university Critical thinking at university Students often ask why critical thinking is required at university and what it means to be a critical thinker. Critical thinking has been variously defined but the following two definitions may help you to understand it better. Critical thinking is a process, the goal of which is to make reasonable decisions about what to believe and what to do (p.xvii). Ennis, R. H 1996, Critical thinking, Prentice-Hall, NJ. Critical thinking is evaluating whether we should be convinced that some claim is true or some argument is good, as well as formulating good arguments. p. 5 Epstein, Richard L, 2005, Critical thinking, Wadsworth Publishing, Belmont, CA. Open All (to print) | Close All Weighing up alternatives in order to make decisions is part of the critical thinking process. Buying a car Choosing where to go for a holiday Selecting a university course Moving to a different city Critical thinking involves active involvement. Watch the following video:
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