R2 means recite- In this part, the reader should try their best to recite everything that they remember from the reading. The ability to successfully do this demonstrates good understanding of the passage. Students should be encourage to recite the facts several times. 



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This type of study/reading habit is the most important one as it is the most optimal at consuming and storing knowledge. Researchers have come up with several different methods that yield the desired outcome in a learning situation. These techniques include the SQ3R technique and the Rosemary technique. 


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Ogbodo, R. O. (2011). Effective study habits in educational sector: Counselling implications. Edo Journal of Counselling, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.4314/ejc.v3i2.63610 

Effective Study Habits

S- Stands for Survey which essentially means having a quick overview of the contents, chapters, going through headlines and subheadings to the end in order to have a general impression of the written material.


SQ3R Technique ( S part )


Q- stands for question
 In this part of the technique the reader should formulate questions based on the broad ideas that they grasped from the survey part. 


SQ3R Technique ( Q part )

R1- Means Read
 In this part the reader should read the passage carefully to pick out answers to the questions that were formulated. In the course of the reading, one has to look for answers to the questions formulated in the Q part. 


SQ3R Technique (  R1 part )


SQ3R Technique ( R2 part )


R3- Means Review or Revise- As the reader comes to the end of the steps above they should go over the passage for better and more permanent understanding of the passage read. They should attempt to answer the questions they formulated in step two. 


SQ3R Technique ( R3 part )


This is another very useful study method and is most suitable for studying large and difficult materials. This method is used in higher institutions of learning and calls for distributed learning and distributed practice.


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