... the order of events in the paragraph.
Check by going back to the paragraph.
• Draw lines connecting the pictures to the events listed on the
timeline.
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KNOWING WHEN
YOU DON’T
KNOW
You ... KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW
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Practice Tips
The next time you study, test if you really know a paragraph:
• Draw a picture ... to know
when you know for sure. You know that you know the material...
... third color,
and so on.
If You Learn Best by Hearing
Talk and listen. Read texts aloud, and read your notes out loud into a tape
recorder, so you can review by re-listening. Use different intonations ... really focused on the
task at hand. But perhaps it’s less for you—maybe 10 or 15 minutes. Or
maybe it’s more like 25 or 30 minutes. Whatever you find is best for you,
try to stick to it....
... subject when
you involve yourself in it, even when you’re just role-playing. (See Chap-
ter 5, Learning by Doing, ” for more on role-playing and other ways to be
an active learner.)
• Pretend you’re ... perhaps
your name or your hometown. You automatically stopped whatever else
you were thinking or doing and tuned into their conversation. You
didn’t mean to overhear what they were sa...
... subject when
you involve yourself in it, even when you’re just role-playing. (See Chap-
ter 5, Learning by Doing, ” for more on role-playing and other ways to be
an active learner.)
• Pretend you’re ... lot—don’t overlook them!
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GETTING MORE
OUT OF READING
You can make more sense
of what you’re reading
when you get involved
with it. And you can do
this by anticipating...
... this important to me?
Find Out!
Jeff (see box) can try out the new words he’s learning, not by mem-
orizing, but by using them in conversation—even with friends or family
who don’t know Spanish! ... material,
using your learning style.
T
here’s a difference between memorizing
something and remembering it. Straight memorization doesn’t
usually stay with you very long. Real learning, on...
... an accom-
plished dancer by simply observing.
LEARNING BY DOING
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P
LAY THE
P
ART
Y
OU
W
ANT TO
B
E
One way to be an active learner is to act the part of a learner. By doing so,
you will feel ... difficult
reading or to overcome writer’s block. If doing is your style, you may find
ideas just popping into your head as you walk!
LEARNING BY DOING
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SE A
C
OMPUTER
If you d...
... than learning it in the first
place, but still takes lots of “brain energy.” Before and after sleep are good
times for review. Make sure you use your learning styles (see Chapters 2
through 5) .
Reviewing ... lecture,
notes you recorded on audiotape, or a book on tape while you
wash dishes.
• If you learn best by doing: You might want to go back and
forth, spending 10 to 20 minutes on...
... processes.
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• If you learn best by seeing: Compare old notes to new notes;
look for common words and phrases, and make connections
between ideas.
• If you learn best by hearing: Read ... two.”
• If you learn best by ordering things: You might say, “The order
is right. I know that I start with two individual pencils and end up
with a pair.”
• If you learn best...
... KNOWING WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW
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• If you learn best by seeing: Write or draw what you know, and
what questions you have.
• If you learn best by hearing: Read aloud as you write, and/or ... you learn best by images: Draw or describe the pictures and/or
maps in your head. Focus on when the pictures are unclear. Ask
questions to clear your pictures.
• If you learn best by order: Make ....