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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
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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