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Mosholder
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:17 AM
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Subject: EPL 259D - week 6b


Hi everyone.

Module 7

The primary purpose of Module 7 is to teach you to apply the "question
asking" strategy you just learned to text. If you determine the questions
that the information answers, you will understand the information. Identify
the MAIN POINT, then ASK the question that is answered.

The basic strategy is as follows:
* Scan - chapter title, headings, subheadings, and illustrations
* Write Recap (RC) questions based on your preview of the headings and
subheadings.
* Read the material. Write Reflection Questions (RF) and highlight answers.
Remember, you will not get credit for "yes" or "no" or detail questions.
* Underline answers to Recap questions (RC)
* Write Reasoning Questions (RS) and answers - these must go beyond the
facts and call for judgments about the information. Since there are no
answers in the text, you must provide these for me.
* Create your Q&A Outline - number questions consecutively and include these
numbers in the text.

Portfolio 7

The attachment that I'm sending you today is the text you will need for
Portfolio 7, due Wednesday. Please pay close attention to the directions.
Number and label questions and answers in the same way that I asked you to
do with Portfolio 6. Please put the text (with answers to your RF and RC
questions underlined and numbered)and your questions IN THE SAME DOCUMENT;
text above, questions below.

Note that you only write two Reasoning questions for the entire text. Again,
you need to provide me with answers.

Hints on Q & A Outlines, and Why They Work

Most students lose points on Q & A outlines by asking "yes" or "no"
questions, or by asking detail questions, such as questions that call for
specific names or dates. These are facts that serve to elaborate the main
point but aren't needed to understand it. To do a good Q & A outline, you
need to start by skimming the chapter or notes to understand what the
material is really about. What are the big ideas being presented? Those
become the basis for recap questions. What are the important concepts? Those
become the basis for reflection questions. What might the professor ask on a
hard essay question that asks me to extend my knowledge? Those are reasoning
questions. If you write a good Q & A outline, you have a great
study tool.

Effective learning starts with understanding the answer to these questions:
What's the point of this text or lecture? What is the author or professor
trying to convey? What is important? The Q & A outline forces you to grapple
with these questions, rather than inefficiently floundering around in
details. A good Q & A outline is a tool for testing your understanding.

Many students who feel that they study ineffectively discover that what is
missing is that they have not really pushed themselves to understand the
important concepts, and the relationships between them, and instead have
focused on trying to learn details. Unfortunately, some of you were trained
to focus on details by high school multiple-choice tests, but this will not
work for many college essay tests. If you have tried to study by "reviewing"
"going over" or "rereading" the material, try sitting at a table and
creating a good Q & A outline instead. You might find that this active
technique produces better results for you.

Rick