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The RQ3R Note-taking and Study Method

Adapted from Cornell NotesCornell Notes (see How to Study in College by Dr. Walter Pauk of CornellUniversity)

Here are the five steps : Record / Questions / Recite (or Restate or Rephrase) / Reflect

(aka Self-testing) / Revie (or Repeat or Rehearse)

tep ! " #e$ord notes

#e$ord the le$ture in the Note Taking Area usin% a tele%raphi$ &ritin% style.

 'ote : he Summary should be $ompleted durin% tep (see belo&)

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tep * " +uestions

Within a day of the le$ture, revie& your notes in the ri%ht-hand $olumn and formulateuestions (and/or &rite key&ords or brief phrases) to summari0e the le$ture1s main

 points.

tep " #e$ite (or #estate or #ephrase)

2ookin% at the uestions or key&ords in the Review/Self-test  $olumn only, rephrase the

le$ture1s main points in your o&n &ords (preferably aloud). 3ou may look at your notes

in the Note Taking Area &hile performin% this step. 4n$e you feel $omfortbale &ith the

sub5e$t matter, &rite a one (or t&o) para%raph Summary for ea$h pa%e of notes.

tep 6 " #efle$t (aka elf-testin%)

+ui0 yourself7

tep 8 " #evie& (or #epeat or #ehearse)

#evie& your notes and test yourself several times a &eek until you have a $omplete anda$$urate understandin% of all of the le$ture material. Use other sour$es to supplement and

$larify your le$ture notes to develop a deeper understandin% of terms, definitions,

$on$epts, and notions.

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