Turning headings into questions focuses your attention, provides you with a purpose for reading, and encourages you to read actively. Sort and evaluate ideas to determine if they answer your questions. Read to determine the main points and details that answer your questions, highlighting or underlining the points as you go. This process helps you to understand and evaluate what you have read. Adjust reading speed to material.
Most students benefit from writing notes.
By paraphrasing information, your understanding and retention increases. Take notes in a separate book or in the text. Review the chapter or your notes within 24 hours, then again within a week, and finally just before an exam. Look back over headings in the chapter or in your notes, and see whether you can remember the main material that goes with the notes.