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Adapted from the Study Guide, St. Thomas
University
| Mood |
Set a positive mood for
yourself to study in.
Select the appropriate time, environment,
and attitude |
| Understand |
Mark any information you don't understand;
Keep a focus on one case, unit or a manageable
group of exercises |
| Recall |
After studying
the case stop and put what
you have learned into your own words |
| Digest: |
Go back to what you did not
understand and reconsider the information;
Contact external expert sources (e.g.,
other books or an instructor) if you still cannot understand it |
| Expand |
In this step, ask three
kinds of questions concerning the studied material:
- If I could speak to the justice (casebook
author), what questions would I ask or what criticism would I offer?
- How could I apply this material to what I
am interested in?
- How could I make this information interesting
and understandable to other students
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| Review |
Go over the material you've
covered,
Remember what strategies helped you understand
and/or retain information; Apply
these strategies to your future studying. |
Adapted by Bob Nelson from The Complete
Problem Solver,
John R. Hayes, Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, Hillsdale,
NJ: 1989. |
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