{"id":9596,"date":"2016-10-11T10:31:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T17:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dminlgp.com\/?p=9596"},"modified":"2016-10-11T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T17:31:35","slug":"the-reflective-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/the-reflective-student\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reflective Student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Reflective Student<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLearning to study is essentially a do-it-yourself operation. You\u2019ll get ideas from this book. You\u2019ll get even more from teachers and fellow-students. But, in the end, it\u2019s up to you. You need to be able to <strong>reflect<\/strong> on your own experience of studying and decide what changes of approach might best suit you.\u201d (p. viii)<\/p>\n<p>This little paragraph contains many of the concepts we\u2019ve already touched on in our studies.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1970 Professor Rowntree\u2019s book has been used by millions of students around the world. One of the surprising things to me was that through all of the editions (the current one being the 5<sup>th<\/sup> edition) he has not changed his method much. The newest edition (which I downloaded on Kindle for free) compares word for word in most places with my own 1988, 3<sup>rd<\/sup> edition book.<\/p>\n<p>In the 5<sup>th<\/sup> edition he does touch on Kindle, but has the same complaint I do \u2013 weird page breaks.<\/p>\n<p>My point here is that if his method has gone through 5 editions with very little change, it must be really good!! (Yeah, yeah I did read the whole thing. Sorry)<\/p>\n<p>Even though we did not get our Master\u2019s Degrees not knowing how to study, I still think it was worthwhile to get this expert\u2019s advice on study. It was a good review and there were places where I did spend some time reflecting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have discussed how to read a book (Adler) and how to try and approach a book with the idea of getting out of it what is really important, even if it means breaking free of the guilt of not reading a book word-for-word (Bayard). Now Rowntree reminds us that there is \u201cquite a bit to be said about reading carefully.\u201d (p. 89) He is not contradicting Adler or Bayard. Rowntree has already stated that \u201cThe name of the game is <strong>selectivity<\/strong>.\u201d (p. 4) Faced with my 2-foot high pile of books for this semester, I will try and break free of my angst about not reading a book cover for cover. Ok, ok, I get it. It\u2019ll be hard, but I\u2019ll do it. Honestly, I know that I\u2019ll drown it I don\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li>Rowntree constantly reminds us to interact with our fellow students. We talked about this in our \u201cchat\u201d and I think it is important. The knowledge that is \u201cin you\u201d (p. 28) reminds me of the \u201cinner book\u201d of Bayard. We share this with others. It is really what we will remember the most.<\/li>\n<li>Much of the process \u2013 understanding my situation, getting organized, developing a strategy (SQ3R), reading actively, using good listening skills, taking good notes and then turning it all into good essays and preparation for exams \u2013 I have been doing for many years. One area I did extra reflection in was the area of taking notes.<br \/>\nI have been taking notes in the \u201cskeleton style\u201d for probably my whole life, but if there is a more efficient way, I\u2019m open. This is a part of the book I definitely did not skim. After carefully studying the three basic methods, I am sticking with my own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One question I had was, \u201cHow can computer based aids help with this?\u201d I\u2019m still taking notes the old-fashioned way. Does anyone use <em>Evernote<\/em> or the <em>Brain<\/em> (a brainstorming method)? Do any of you use the \u201cspray method\u201d? How does that work for you?<\/p>\n<p>I agree that learning how to study is more than just the methods. It is \u201ca matter of getting wiser about learning and understanding. \u2026 It\u2019s how to learn about life.\u201d (p. 28)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Reflective Student \u201cLearning to study is essentially a do-it-yourself operation. You\u2019ll get ideas from this book. You\u2019ll get even more from teachers and fellow-students. But, in the end, it\u2019s up to you. 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