Meta-cognitive Strategies

1. Previewing: Preview your reading material

2. Prepare for active reading: Come up with questions the reading can answer.

3. Paraphrasing: Read an reword what you read by paragraph

4. Do homework without using solved examples as guides.

5. Work in pairs or groups.

6. Create practice exams for yourself.

7. Reading actively: Create things such as flashcards, maps, and outlines.

8. Using the textbook even if it is not required.

9. Going to class and taking notes by hand.

10. Practice teaching the material you learned.