Active reading

Reading and re-reading takes too much time. Active reading helps you get grips with the content and saves time.

Here are some good techniques

1) Underline key words and phrases as you read. When you return to the text to take notes or to research an assigment question, you can easily see wich points are important. BE SELECTIVE.


2) Make annotations in the margin to summarise points, raise questions, examples, challenges, etc. This way you can remember better.


3) Try using sticking notes. Do brief notes and add them to the page.


4) Test yourself by reading for half an hour, putting the text away and jottingn key word points from memory. Go back to the text to fill gaps.


5) Look for signpost that helps you understand.


6) RECORD YOURSELF (I personally believe that this might be very useful if you are lazy)