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Somewhere in your past, I am willing to bet you encountered a study strategy called SQ3R (now SQ4R). This technique has been around since the 60s and is taught to students to help improve their study of textbook chapters. It is frequently introduced in high school, suggested as a strategy in college “study skill” classes, discussed in every undergraduate educational psychology textbook I have ever used, and integrated into several Introductory Psychology texts (attempting to teach new students how to study more effectively).

If you have not heard of this strategy try http://www.wvup.edu/Academics/learning_center/sq4r_reading_method.htm (or do your own google search).

Because I am the curious type, I ask students in every Introductory Psychology course I teach – a) Have you heard of SQ4R? b) Are you using SQ4R in this class?

I have never found a student who is using SQ4R. Why do you feel students do not use this study strategy (it supposedly improves student performance)? More importantly, why do educators, study skill center staff, and textbook authors continue to teach a strategy no one seems to use?

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