SQ3R Worksheet

Activity 3

INSTRUCTIONS:
Apply the SQ3R reading method to a chapter from one of your textbooks. Read
through this entire worksheet before proceeding so that you can select a chapter of
reading that will work with this exercise. The chapter will need to have at least 5
headings.
The 5 steps of the SQ3R method are :
I.
SURVEY:
Briefly preview the chapter.
II.
QUESTION: Formulate questions to answer while reading.
III.
READ:
Read the chapter carefully to find meaning and answers.
IV.
RECITE:
Recite major concepts at appropriate intervals.
V.
REVIEW:
Review chapter at periodic intervals to refresh memory.
I.

SURVEY:
A.

B.

Take 5 minutes to preview the chapter:

1.

Check headings and subheadings.

2.

Inspect graphs, maps, tables, diagrams, pictures, etc.

Answer the following:

1.

Title of selected chapter:

_Health Communication and Social Marketing

2.

Number of pages:
__27_____________________________

3.

Estimated time needed to read chapter:

_45 minutes________________________

4.

List the first five major headings in the chapter:

a.
_COMMUNICATION PROCESSES: GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS
b.
_Communication Models_______________________________
c.
PERSUASION: INFORMATION PROCESSING AND ATTITUDE CHANGE
d.
Health Communication in the Practice of Health Promotion_____________
e.
_ETHICS IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION_____________________

5.

Is there a summary at the end of the chapter?

_No_______________________
6.

How are important words highlighted?

Bold or italicized _____________

7.

Are there footnotes or endnotes for this chapter?

_No_______________________

8.

Are there problems / questions for the chapter?

_There are objectives at the beginning of the chapter.

9.

What kinds of visual aids are found in the chapter?

___Pictures of the models and graphs._________________________________

10.

Choose one visual aid and study it for 2 minutes. What did you

learn?
__I learned that there are gatekeepers in the communication process. They mediate the content and flow of
information from the originators to the targeted receivers.

The QUESTION-READ-RECITE steps work best if all three steps are applied to a
section (i.e. heading) before going on to a new part of the chapter. Below you will
be asked to formulate questions from headings, read the text and write answers to
these questions, and then recite these answers. You should do all 3 steps
(Question, Read, Recite) for a heading before proceeding to the next heading.
When you are finished you should have a minimum of 5 questions with their
respective answers.
II.

QUESTION:
With each heading formulate at least one question that can be answered by
the text. Write these questions in the margin of the book or in your reading
notes. Copy these questions in a word document or scan the text
pages read and attach them with this assignment.

Whatisthecommunicationprocess:gettingthemessageacross?
HowcantheCommunicationModelswork?
Whydoestherehavetobepersuasion:informationprocessingandattitudechange?
WhendoesHealthCommunicationinthePracticeofHealthPromotionwork?
Whydoesthereneedtobeethicsinhealthcommunication?
III.

READ:
A.
B.

Read the section carefully for meaning.

Mark the text with underlining, arrows, notes, etc., to help you

C.

understand and recall main ideas and relationships.

Summarize key ideas and answers to questions (from part II) in the
margins of your book or in your reading notes. Copy these notes
onto a separate sheet of paper or photocopy the text pages to
be turned in with this assignment.

Whatisthecommunicationprocess:gettingthemessageacross?
Thecommunicationprocessistheunderstandingandapplyinghumancommunicationprocessesat
multipleecologicallevels.
HowcantheCommunicationModelswork?
Whiletheseareusefulforunderstandinginformationflow,eachsuccessivemodelprovideamore
sophisticatedunderstanding,theyareoverlylinearanddonotaccountforagreatdealofcomplexitythat
isinherentinthecommunicationprocess.

Whydoestherehavetobepersuasion:informationprocessingandattitudechange?
Persuasionisneededtogetthetargetedpopulationexcitedandwanttochangeforthebetter.Noperson
willchangewillingly100%.Thatswhypersuasionisneeded.
WhendoesHealthCommunicationinthePracticeofHealthPromotionwork?
InthepracticeofHealthPromotion,healthcommunicationisusedeveryday.Whenpromotinghealth,
youusethetoolsofcommunicationtospreadthewordaboutgoodhealth.

Whydoesthereneedtobeethicsinhealthcommunication?
Itissoeasyforthehealtheducationspecialisttotwistthetruth,sotheirpatientsdowhatwewantthem
to.Whenthereisethicsinvolvedwearegivingthepatientsthewholetruth.

IV.

RECITE: Out loud, using your own words, from memory only.
A.
B.

V.

Stop after each paragraph or section, cover the text, then recite from
memory the main ideas and answers to your questions.
Check to see if your understanding was correct by reading in the text
again.

REVIEW:
A.

You should review the entire chapter as a whole immediately following

your first reading. Recite the key ideas, don't just reread. Cover the
text and answer your questions. In your mind try to tie all the main
ideas together into one coherent structure. This will greatly aid your
understanding and memory.
Comment on your first review. How did it go?
It went well. It was went way better then my normal study sessions.

B.

Your second review should be 24-48 hours after your first reading.
Reviews should consist of glancing at key words and questions from
your notes and margins of the text and then reciting the main ideas
from memory. Write below the day and amount of time used for this
second review of the selected chapter.

_Wednesday
June
22,
minutes______________________________________________

VI.

2016,

30

EVALUATE YOUR EXPERIENCE USING SQ3R . Which parts work best

for you? What didn't work well? Explain why.

I have used SQ3R many times throughout high school and college. Using it for this
assignment went okay. The SQ3R worked very well for my assigned readings for
one of my classes. It had a summary at the end of each section. I have never
noticed that till now. The parts that worked the best were the review, reciting, and
questions. When I have something to look for when I am reading I understand the
material better and remember it. Reciting what I learned helped me understand
what I was reading and helped me remember what I was reading. The only thing
that didnt work for me was the underlining what I read. I still went crazy and
highlighted way to much stuff.