Chapter 4

Question 1

What was Kolb’s reflective learning cycle? (1984)

Answer 1

Plan - Your next study task, how will you fit in in your life

Do - Follow your plan to the best

Reflect - Look back at your achievements

Conceptualise - How do you study? Improvements?
REPEAT
Do this in a study diary

Question 2

What does reading for academic reasons have? (4 points)

Answer 2

1. Difficulty
2. More Quantity
3. Active engangement
4. Purpose - new ideas etc.

Question 3

How to learn unknown words?

Answer 3

Use dictionary and write it down on concept cards

Question 4

How to Active Read?

Answer 4

1. Highlight/Underline
2. Notes on margins/paper
3. Ask yourself questions on content

Question 5

While Active Reading if you get stuck what can you do?

Answer 5

1. Look back and re-read
2. Look ahead/ end result
3. Define terms using dict
4. Use other sources. Internet, friends etc
5. Make notes and summarise

Question 6

How to Critical Read?

Answer 6

Weigh up your reading. Ask Questions:

1. Trust the text?
2. Who is the publisher?
3. Author?
4. Date of release?
5. For which audience
6. Logical argument?
7. Evidence for opinion?
8. Alternative school of thought?
9. Justified conclusions?
   * Be a deep reader not a surface reader

Question 7

What are the types of note-taking? (4 types)

Answer 7

Summary Card - abbrev./ layout w subtitles etc./ write for yourself
(On comp.) Outline Notes - Adv: Order hierarchy, Easy edit, neat
Comprehensive Notes - Extracts bone from arguments para by para. Key concepts, research, Useful numbers for future use etc.
Cornell Style -
Heading (ch. no/ lecturer etc.)
Main page for notes
Right after lecture write questions on left margin.
Cover up notes and answer questions
Reflect based on what you already know

Question 8

Tips on note taking.

Answer 8

Don't use cassette recorders
Don't verbatim notes
Summarise
Have dividers, tabs, sticky notes etc
Abbreviate!

Question 9

Ways to revive through note-taking?

Answer 9

1. Mind map: Flow of thought, allows you to think, Make links, revise
2. Grid structure: Allows to compare, neat, think analytically by reflecting on differences, how to connect things? Repetitions? Planned out

Question 10

Memory Tricks? (5 ways)

Answer 10

Nesting - Grouping in sub-groups
Visual Structure - How words are laid out? Highlight, make bold, italics
Link to existing knowledge
Visualisation - Imagine a scene w stuff to remember
Mnemonics - Make up rhymes/ weird phrases
Grouping - Group meaningfully