Der er masser af grunde til, hvorfor du muligvis skal opbevare de oplysninger, du læser. Du kan lære linjerne til en spiller, eller du kan have til at skrive en rapport om teksten, du kan endda revision til en eksamen, hvor du vil blive testet på indholdet. Uanset hvad dine grunde, vil du finde disse tips utroligt nyttigt.
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1 Determine the Purpose of Your Reading
Your mind needs a reason to engage. You may “know” you are reading something to learn it, but go a little further and determine what you intend to get out of the process. If you are already aware that the text may be boring, then set yourself goals on how much you will get done, how much you may absorb, and how much attention you are going to pay to each chapter. The latter element is important because you cannot assume that you will find all chapters equally engaging or useful. Maybe give yourself a break and allow yourself to skim read a few of the less important chapters.
2 Speed-read First
Faktisk ser over side, før du starter læsning. Det kan synes som et spild af tid, men prøv en hurtig skimme Læs før du rent faktisk at læse teksten. Det virker som du spilder værdifulde sekunder, men du forsøger at få at vide hvad der er på siden, så det betaler sig at tildele lidt mere tid og opmærksomhed til opgaven. Når du skimmer Læs, kan dit sind forstå et par begreber eller ideer i teksten. Som du fuldt ud har læst siden, kan du bemærke, at nogle af de koncepter og idéer, holde med dig lidt bedre, end de kan have gjort ellers. Igen, det virker som lidt af en gang vampyr, men fordelene vil afbetale efterhånden.
3 Train Your Eyes
Før du læser, tag et kig på indholdsfortegnelsen, og springe gennem et par af de mere interessante kapitler. Tillad dine øjne til at justere til typen af tekst, men også til den måde, det er skrevet og struktureret. Det vil hjælpe dig til at forstå teksten og den betydning, der er lidt hurtigere, især i de første par kapitler som justere måde, teksten er skrevet, og måde det får sit budskab på tværs. Selv den måde, de forfatter formater teksten kan påvirke, hvor hurtigt og hvor godt du absorbere oplysninger.
4 Think in Images
There are times when a piece of text may be interpreted into images. For example, it is far easier to imagine what is going on if you are reading a piece of fiction, and you may find that you remember a fictional narrative better than an academic piece. If you are studying an academic piece, then try to put the concepts into visual images. Do not simply read of the bonds between elements; try to imagine them in your mind as visual images. Think of how cell membranes may allow certain molecules through, or how a piece of granite may be formed.
5 Take Notes and Use Highlighting Wisely
Many people do not understand the point of highlighting, and you may be one of those, even though it is one of the more common ways to retain more of the information you read. They pick out points they think are relevant and highlight sentence after sentence, and then come back to it a few months later and find only psychedelic patches of color. The point of highlighting elements of text is so you may quickly skim read and recall what was on the page without having to re-read it all. Highlight concepts and the points that will enable you to look back at the text and quickly understand what it is all about without having to re-read the whole thing again.
6 Don't Exceed Your Atten¬tion Span
After a while, you may notice yourself skim reading when you are supposed to be absorbing. If this is the case, it may be a good idea to stop reading for a while and take a break. Do something that does not require your attention. Some students take a ten-minute nap on their bed, setting their alarm, so that they may restart reading with a clearer head. It may sound dull and frankly boring, but it gets the job done.
7 Rehearse as You Go along
If you are learning lines or have to learn a piece of text so that you may verbally recall it later, then rehearse the piece as you go. Read a paragraph, and then re-read it whilst saying it aloud. Insert the cadence and inflections that you would normally speak if you were saying the text from the top of your head. If there are parts you do not understand, or parts that you feel are most easily forgotten, then recite them as you would recite the times tables if you were learning them. It is an antiquated way of learning, but is still suitable upon occasion.
Reading things to retain information is harder these days. Those who have embraced the digital age have also developed the habit of skim reading (how many of you read only the headline in the articles on this site?). Reading to retain information is definitely a skill we still need – agreed?