By Carl H. Peterson Copyright 2001

FAST AND EFFICIENT
TEXT TO MIND LEARNING

An essential skill
for finding information.

Learning at the speed of light.

WHY MEANING SEARCHES?

The problem is trying
to find the meaning.

Having to read
through too much
unimportant material
to get what you need.

It's hard to retain
the important ideas
when you are reading
so many diverting thoughts.

It's hard to decide what is important.

Finding the answer
should not be so painful.

LEARNING

The first priority
is to prepare the mind
for future learning.

A lesser priority is to
wander through the books
hoping something will
turn out to be useful.

PETERSON MEANING SEARCHES

SEARCHING FOR MEANING
SEARCHING FOR FACTS
SEARCHING FOR IDEAS
SEARCHING FOR SUPPORT OF IDEAS?

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY
OF FINDING INFORMATION?

Q. WHAT IS THE FASTEST WAY
TO FIND INFORMATION?

Q. WHAT IS THE FASTEST WAY
TO BUILD COMPREHENSION?

A. Peterson Meaning Searches.
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LEARNING WITH
COMPUTER SEARCHES

YOU DECIDE THE QUESTION
OR MAIN IDEA

You stay in control
of your search.

The computer does the hard work.

Finds the pages you want.

The computer will find
the place to stop.

It will stop on the words
you are seeking.

It replaces some of the time
using an index.
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THE RESULT IS A FASTER
ACCUMULATION OF MEANINGS

Searching allows you to narrow
the topic you want to learn.

Knowledge builds quickly
and becomes a body of knowledge.

Understanding multiplies.

Improves with each stop.

You get to swallow before
you choke on too many ideas.
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MORE ACCURATE MEANINGS

Seeing multiple uses of the words
define the word.

Additional stops
re-define and re-define.

Possible definitions grow.

Conclusions are more likely
to be correct.

The topic is discussed
in different contexts.

The topic is presented
in slightly different ways.

Searches keep you on target.

Searches limit diversion
to other thoughts.

Searches may discover
closely related thoughts
or disagreements.
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WHY NOT USE AN INDEX?

Time lost on
other topics of interest.

Time loss while turning pages.

Overwriting your original purpose.
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WHY NOT RELY ON A SURVEY?

The survey presents too
many subjects at once.

Many prefaces present
opposing arguments as well.

Preface may require
too much prior knowledge.

Too many balls to juggle
at the same time.
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WHY NOT USE THE GLOSSARY?

Definitions are usually
too short.

Most definitions don't
have enough information
to meet your need.

Most glossaries are written
in a confusing linear style.

Glossaries require
knowledge of other vocabulary.

The glossary may not build
from your knowledge base.
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FAQ

SEARCHES VS SCANNING
Q. Why shouldn't you scan
on the internet?

A. You may miss
the most important sections.

Use searches instead.

Q. Why spend so much time trying
to discover the main idea?

Q. Why spend time trying to
determine the right questions?

A. Our guide phrases give the
"main ideas" to the student
as a clue for searching.

When you search the main idea or
a question you quickly discover
the supporting data
on many sides of a question.

Q. Students will need to be
able to formulate their
own questions at some point.

Q. How do they learn to do this?

A. Each search word or phrase
is a question looking
for an answer.

A. Students become more demanding.

Students become accustomed to
having their needs met.
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PETERSON MEANING SEARCHES
ARE A PRACTICAL USAGE OF COMPUTERS

SEARCHES ARE MUCH QUICKER
THAN TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT PAGE.

PETERSON MEANING SEARCHES

Designed to save time.

Improve comprehension and memory.

Designed to speed up
learning of large curriculums.

Searching will speed your
learning about any business.

Searching will quickly add
to the word meanings and contexts
now stored in your mind.

Improve your understanding
of the contexts.

Improve your memory
of the contents.
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HOW TO USE
MEANING SEARCH 555

Select keywords.
5 minutes
Search articles.

Write 2 words on a memory pattern
each time the cursor finds a
search word.

5 minutes
Do a tell-back to someone
or a tape recorder.

5 minutes
Do a fast-write or ewriting page.

Repeat 555

Continue to do Meaning Search 555's
in new material or
select other keywords to
search the same material .
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TO SEARCH IN WORD

Click on EDIT
ask for Find.
Type in your word choice.
Click Find next.
Start over with each keyword.


TO SEARCH
IN WORD PERFECT
Press F2.
Type in your word
Press F2 again.

After each find or stop
write two words
On a memory pattern.

Move on every 10 TO 15 seconds.

Write two word pairs
on the memory
until you write 70 or 80
pairs of words.
Stop after 5 minutes.

Do an oral tell back for 5 minutes

Do a fast-write or
ewrite for 5 minutes.

Repeat the 5 5 5 procedures with
different meaning search words
if you want more details.

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CAN YOU LEARN FASTER?

CAN YOU LEARN MORE PER MINUTE?
CAN YOU REMEMBER MORE?

Discussion

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE SMARTER?

BE MORE INTERESTING?

DO YOU KNOW ENOUGH
TO BE INTERESTED
OR INTERESTING?
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WHY DO YOU STUDY?

What do you want?

Original information?
Supporting information?
All the information?

You have choices.

Q. When do you search
the same material
for more detail?

A. How about a
George Washington search?

Did you gain enough
on the first search?

Will you really
learn or gain a lot more
if you make an additional search
for Hamilton?

Do you need to search
for John Adams as well?

Ask yourself.
Did I get enough?
Did I get wrong ideas?
Am I confused?

Is this the best use of your time?

Did it really fulfill your need?

Would spending an equal time
in more new material tell you more?

You just did a Meaning Search
of 3000 to 10,000 words
in the first five minutes.

Much faster than
plodding through those words
at 50 to 500 words per minute.

Did it meet your goals?
Do you want to study
5 times longer
to get the same answers?

Don't slow down for the brain.
It is light years ahead
of you already.
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Comments by users.

"I didn't find much more
on additional searches.

"I didn't need any more".

"I knew I could quickly get more
if I wanted it".
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EDUCATIONAL STARVATION

Are you missing out
on educational nourishment?

Are you limiting educational
nourishment and feedback?

Join our high speed
"training table diet".

Maximize your future
opportunities.

Your mind is just beginning
to reach it's potential
for learning and excitement.
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ARE YOU MISSING OUT?

One alternative is
to download and save
several encyclopedia articles.

Save the articles
in one large file.

Select the desired search words.

Use 555 Meaning Searches
to find supporting information.
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PETERSON MEMORY SEARCHES FOR RESEARCH

Searches
An an essential computer literacy.

A time-saving way
to learn part of the research habit.

Faster ways to find the information.

Memory procedures
to remember the material.

The Searches suggest
several trigger words

simplified directions and instructions.

Triggers are essential steps
to start the "evaluation" process.

Searching limits
some of the visual distractions
of perusing an encyclopedia.

Goal:
Reduce to time to find
where common information is located.

Goal:
Complete the task and
write the papers
before too many distractions
put off the completion of the research.

Goal:
Learn the skill
of assembling multi-source material
and reorganizing it into coherent form.

After the students
have mastered these preliminary steps
they can move onto making
more searches of other materials.

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