Question

How has the writer explained the difference between reading and study?
लेखक ने पढ़ने और अध्ययन करने में अन्तर की व्याख्या कैसे की है?

Answer 1

Answer:

It is a surprisingly common mistake for students to confuse the two.  The difference is the work you put in.  Studying also takes a lot longer.

Simply reading chapter after chapter of a textbook will not teach you the subject, especially the night before the exam.

Studying means you have to have a set of specific learning objectives.  These might be:

To memorize a formula, list of names, dates etc  (what, possibly who)

To understand a relationship or cause (why)

To be able to do something such as write correct grammar or calculate in thermodynamics (how)

These are called learning objectives.  Some of the best textbooks actually state them at the beginning of chapters in a little summary.

To study, you will have to read, re-read, possibly make notes, diagrams (good) or separate mathematical manipulations until you have achieved an objective.  It might take you half an hour to master a few lines of a difficult concept.  You might have to look in other books or online to get explanation of a word or perhaps an alternative statement of the same thing.

In order to retain what you have learned, you must also review to refresh your memory and understanding.  A general rule is after:

1 hour, 1 day, 1 week then at least every month.