Orientation

M.U.R.D.E.R.

There is even a related study method known as M.U.R.D.E.R. 

Mood:  Set a positive mood for yourself to study in.

Understand:  Mark any information you don't understand in a particular unit and keep a focus on one unit or a manageable group of exercise.

Recall:  After studying the unit, stop and put what you have learned into your own words.

Digest:  Go back to what you did not understand and reconsider the information. Contact external expert sources (e.g., other books or an instructor) if you still cannot understand it.

Expand:  ask three kinds of questions concerning the studied material:

• If I could speak to the author, what questions would I ask or what criticism would I offer?
• How could I apply this material to what I am interested in?
• How could I make this information interesting and understandable to other students?

Review: Go over the material you've covered. Review what strategies helped you understand and/or retain information in the past and apply these to your current studies.

Check this system out at http://www.studygs.net/murder.htm.