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This week, I have read ‘Using Student-Constructed Questions to Encourage Active Reading’ by author Ernest Balajthy. This paper was published by the International Literacy Association and Wiley in February of 1984. I think that this has implications for my critical reading as this article has been peer reviewed which gives it credibility. However, this paper was published almost thirty years ago. Therefore, it is likely there is more research done on this topic, possibly, expanding upon it or introducing new techniques.    After reading the paper, I have come to the conclusion that it is primarily aimed at educators, teachers and lecturers in order to help students of all age groups learn about the study technique of active reading. The paper lists tips and guidelines to help facilitate development of one’s active reading skills.  The paper establishes that self questioning is a valid and efficient technique for studying, although, judging by my experience, I would believe...

This week, I watched three videos which contain heaps of advice about consuming information from different sources and processing it into knowledge. I learned something new and reflected on my previous mistakes in order to set myself up for success! ——— The first video that I have watched is called ‘‘The THREE BEST science-based study tips’’. In this video, we are greeted by Mike, a doctor and co founder of ‘RemNote’, a note taking tool which helps one with their studies.  Mike states that the three best ways to study, according to books ‘Make it stick’ (by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel) and ‘How to become a straight A student’ (by Cal Newport) are: 1.       Quizzing 2.       Spacing 3.       Mixing Quizzing, as Mike states, is the most challenging yet productive way to study, as you are using cognitive effort and putting yourself up for a challenge. By using this method, you sho...