The M.U.R.D.E.R. Study System

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Adapted from the Study Guide, St. Thomas University

Mood

Set a positive mood for yourself to study in.
Select the appropriate time, environment, and attitude

Understand

Mark any information you don't understand;

Keep a focus on one case, unit or a manageable group of exercises

Recall

After studying the case 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

In this step, ask three kinds of questions concerning the studied material:

If I could speak to the justice (casebook 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,
Remember what strategies helped you understand and/or retain information; Apply these strategies to your future studying.

Adapted by Bob Nelson from The Complete Problem Solver,
John R. Hayes, Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, Hillsdale, NJ: 1989.

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