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Break it down into smaller sections. Instead of reading 20 pages in one sitting, read 5 pages and then take a break. It’s a lot easier to finish your assignments if they don’t seem all that big and overwhelming. Another thing you can do is listen to an audiobook version of your classroom textbook if you have one.
An ‘average’ book page contains approximately 250 words. This multiplied by 300 totals to 75,000 words. For an average reader (reading at the speed of 200 words per minute), this would take 6 hours and 15 minutes. More efficient readers can complete this in about 3, even 2 hours.
Answer: 15 pages will take about 25 minutes to read for the average reader.
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Textbooks don’t work well. Research shows that with rare exceptions they do not help improve student achievement much. They are not effective because effectiveness doesn’t sell. … “They never earned any awards for effectiveness because to my knowledge awards for effectiveness do not exist” in the textbook industry.
The advantages of textbooks are that students will not get as distracted, the information is understood more clearly, and textbooks are more reliable than tablets. Many new apps being created and the interest in social media will distract any student. However, textbooks don’t provide those same distractions.
VitalSource offers an app called Bookshelf which enables offline access to e-textbooks. One of the Bookshelf app’s features, called Read Aloud, allows listening to the eTexts being read to you. To have the app with its features available on your desktop, laptop or mobile device, follow the steps below.
At a more relaxed pace around half that speed (250-300 words/minute or 1 page/minute) it’s possible to digest 500-1000 pages of dense text in 4-8 reading hours. The quantity is manageable for a fast reader.
Answer: 50 pages will take about 1.4 hours to read for the average reader. Typical documents that are 50 pages include novels, novellas, and other published books.
A major cause of falling asleep while studying is getting too comfortable. The main tip for this would be to not study in your bed. Keep your study area and sleeping area separate so that your brain can clearly differentiate between the two. Preferably sit on a desk and chair with your back straight.
Tips on pacing your studying:
The recommended amount of time to spend on your studies is 2-3 hours per credit per week (4 hours per credit per week for Math classes), right from week 1. For example, for a 3-unit course, this means 6-9 hours devoted to studying per week.
If you read 100 pages per day, it will only take you 25 days to get through all 2,500 pages and highlight the crucial information that’s not already emphasized by the author or in the topic sentences.
1) There is virtually no limit to the amount of information you can remember. Given how much we seem to forget on a daily basis, it may seem strange but it’s completely true that our brains have an essentially unlimited ‘storage capacity’ for learning.
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Ideally, you should take 15 minutes of break every 45 minutes round of study. Also, not split the 15 minutes break in to 10+5, 5+10 or 5+5+5 because you’ll be distracted by this. So, to maintain the concentration while studying take small break in one hour i.e. 60 minutes = 45 minutes of study+15 minutes of one break.
Read aloud instead of silently. This may take longer, but it will help you to focus on each word. Walk or pace around while you read. This strategy may help you avoid zoning out or focusing on internal distractions instead of the words on the page.
Not only does regular reading help make you smarter, but it can also actually increase your brain power. … With age comes a decline in memory and brain function, but regular reading may help slow the process, keeping minds sharper longer, according to research published in Neurology.
Whether you’re reading 30 minutes each day or upwards of two hours, the key is to get some (book) reading in every single day. The benefits are well charted: improving both intelligence and emotional IQ, reducing stress, and allowing readers to, on average, live longer than non-readers.