SQ3R: An academic breakthrough pathway. PART 1

SQ3R: An academic breakthrough pathway. PART 1

2 Tim 2:15a "Study to show yourself approved unto God..."

From the scripture above, we would see here that "studying" is very paramount and essential to everybody whether we are students, teachers, pastors, fathers, mothers, business moguls,etc.

It says "Study to show thyself approved"- this means when we study there is always something we are driving at; it's either we want to get new information or we want to gain mastery of something. 

Thus, our subject today portrays a system we can use to study and have an academic breakthrough. This Mnemonic has really helped men a lot when it comes to success in academics, career, etc. and also getting good grades while in school. The Mnemonic SQ3R stands for:

Study

Question

Read 

Recite/Repeat

Review

1. Study: "To study" means to devote time, energy and attention to gaining knowledge of an important subject, especially by means of books (either spiritual or academic books). We however must understand that to make our studying more effective, we must be purposeful i.e there must be a reason we embark on such adventure; we must also be goal driven- this tends to push us to continue if for instance, we are stopped on the way. To also make studying effective:

✓be a visioner: This backs up the previous point. There must be a vision; what is it you have seen or what are your targets. They keep you going.

✓ have the right people around you: You can't have the likes of Mike Tyson around you and expect to study at all times. Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying friends like this will not help you to study but let's compare this with the likes of our own Woke Soyinka then. Friends you can study with and also learn from. A very important of studying is to have someone to share it with. 

✓have the zeal to follow through: The Bible says in Daniel 1:8 "and Daniel purposed in his heart...". Then we see all he did that showed the zeal to follow through was there. There will always be obstacles but we should learn to use them as ladders to our success.         

        

  You have an ambition, then you must study, so that you can get to your destination. The question then is how do you study? do you have a personal time table? do you have the materials to read? do you have the right friend with you? are you passionate about your dreams? These are the questions we must have answered before we can make studying as effective as it should be. 

There are different ways we can study effectively: First; understand the topic and make research and read materials. Second, scanning and skimming through to get the concept and Third, read all over again. We however have many derived ways one can study that could suit one's condition; the task is that in all, we have to commit ourselves fully.