When and Where Did I Find It: Studying was a term defined in the article assigned in LTED 625 for this week.
Full citation David, S.J. (1990). Applying content study skills in co-listed reading classrooms. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 33(4), 277-281.
What it means: The author of the article "use Anderson and Armbruster's (1984) definition of studying as a special form of reading that is done in order to perform an identifiable cognitive task" (Davis, pp. 278-279). ... In addition, studying is also described "as preparing for criterion task" (p. 279). Finally, the author notes that studying is an "idiosyncratic process" (p. 280).
Level of Familiarity: I certainly knew what this word meant and have experienced the need to "read in order to perform an identifiable cognitive task" but I am not sure if in my reading experiences I would have used the term studying to identify my purpose for reading.
Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? I certainly think it is important to know this word well and to be able to distinguish this particular type of cognitive effort from other types of cognitive efforts involving reading. For example, the cognitive efforts I use when reading before bed to relax is certainly distinct from the effort I use when reading in order to perform.
Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?
This is certainly a term that all teachers and students (and possibly parents and administrators) need to understand as studying is a natural part of schooling. It is interesting though, that even though there is a shared understanding across these groups that studying is a part of schooling, it is not a term we spend a great deal of time discussing across K-12.
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