Studying skills and learning strategies

Table 3 will help you to keep track of your readings by recording the reference, the reason to read it, the main topics, concepts, and arguments covered, the connection to subject, and the implications for your next readings and tasks.

Instructions

1. Fill out each row in Table 3 with the information asked under each column from the paper you read.

2. Repeat the process every time you read a new paper, book chapter, journal article, and so on.

3. Before reading, check this log and be sure you are not going to read the same paper twice with the same purpose.

Source: Montoya, J. C. (2022). Academic Reading Log. [Unpublished work].