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SCANNING - Coggle Diagram
SCANNING
How to scan?
Define your objective
Before you start, be clear about what information you are looking for. This will help you focus your eyes and your brain.
Use keywords
Identify words, phrases or numbers that may appear with the information you are looking for.
Quick visual movement
Move your eyes quickly across the page, up and down or zigzag, looking for key words. Do not read aloud or subvocalize.
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3 examples of scanning
- Locate a phone number or address on a web page
Situation:
You need to quickly contact customer service on a web page that has a lot of text, product descriptions and links.
Application:
You are looking for numeric patterns such as a phone number, the word “contact”, ‘address’, “location” or common phone icons, ignoring product descriptions or testimonials.
- Check the date of a specific event in a large calendar
Situation:
You've been told that an important meeting is on the “third Tuesday in July” and you need to quickly confirm it in a digital calendar, without checking all the events.
Application:
You go directly to the month of July and then visually scan the weeks to find the third Tuesday, or look for a numerical pattern if you've been given an exact date
- Confirm a specific technical detail in a user manual
Situation:
You just bought a new device and just need to know what type of battery it uses or where the reset button is located, without reading the entire manual.
Application:
You quickly scroll through the table of contents of the manual looking for keywords such as "battery", "power supply" or "reset". Once in the relevant section, you scan the text for specific details
What is scanning?
Definition
Scanning is a speed reading technique that consists of searching for specific information within a text, without reading every word. The main objective is to locate specific data (dates, names, figures, key words) or to effectively answer a specific question.
Purpose
It does not seek deep understanding of the text, but quick identification of relevant details.