STUDY COACHING

PQ4R. AT A GLANCE.
THIS IS HOW IT WORKS! TIP
- Scan the course book to get a broad overview of the structure, the  Additionally, you can get an overview of the chosen text passage. How is the text embedded in
PREVIEW chapters, and the contents: the overall context?
How many chapters are there? What topics are there? What is it about?

- Devise questions that help to understand the text better (Questions  You can find out what kind of questions could be asked in the exam. This is not the overall aim
concerning the text). of this step, but it may be a useful exercise that you could do instead of the usual exam
QUESTIONS
- Structural questions (applicable to all course book texts or topics, to preparation.
filter out important content).

- Take up your questions from the part “Questions“.  The learning objectives of each chapter help to find out what the focus of the text is and what
READ - Read the text and identify important text passages, highlighted should be highlighted.
sections, and keywords.
- Answer questions with keywords.

- Think about the content of the text and link the acquired knowledge  In this phase, it can be helpful to think about possible fields of application for the content, to
from the text to your previous knowledge and create associations to establish references to practice or to ask yourself how you can apply the acquired knowledge in
REFLECT the keywords. your (potential) work environment (in the future).
- Find examples or augments for the core message.
- Consider critical investigation of the text as an important
component.

- Memorizing and freely rephrasing (in your own words) the content
RECITE from the text– without looking at the text, your keywords, or your
notes.
- Actively rephrase the text in your own words – don’t copy the text
directly from the course book.
 The questions concerning the text and the learning objectives of the chapters can be
helpful to formulate core messages of the text.
 Highlight “memory gaps“ and check with the course book.

Go through all steps:
- Are the questions concerning the text enough?
REVIEW - Have they been answered sufficiently?
- Are critical aspects of the text clear? Is the content clear?
- Do the notes from the step “Recite“ include all important core
elements?
 The outcome from the step “Review“ can be e.g. a short and concise summary. This can help
to remember the content of the text.
 It is recommended not to write more than 100 words to really put it in a nutshell.
 Finally, one essential sentence can be phrased to sum up the gist of the summary.

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