Learn PQ4R & Read Part 1 (Chapters 1 & 2)
Watch the video on the PQ4R active-reading technique — Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, and Review.
Then read Part 1 of the book (Chapters 1 and 2) and complete the PQ4R assignment for each chapter as you go. Submit your completed work for both chapters.
Assignments & resources
Worked example: PQ4R on one section
Before you run PQ4R yourself, here is what it looks like applied to the opening of Chapter 1:
- Preview — skim the headings and bold terms. Chapter 1 introduces "paradigms" — the way you see yourself and the world.
- Question — turn each heading into a question: "What is a paradigm, and how does it shape my habits?"
- Read — read to answer your questions, pen in hand, marking anything surprising or confusing.
- Reflect — connect it to your life: "What is one paradigm I hold about myself that might be holding me back?"
- Recite — without looking, say the section's main idea aloud in one sentence.
- Review — skim again and check: could you answer every question you wrote?
If you cannot recite the main idea of a section from memory, that is your signal to re-read it before moving on — exactly the comprehension-monitoring habit this course is building.
Closing Assessment
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1. How did the PQ4R process change what you noticed in Chapters 1 and 2 compared with reading passively?
2. Add the link (URL) to your completed PQ4R work for Chapter 1.
3. Add the link (URL) to your completed PQ4R work for Chapter 2.