| want to be a good note-taker, you must be a | | | | notes and make sure they are complete all at the |
| good listener! Recognizing key ideas allows you to | | | | same time. |
| understand and organize the material. You need to | | | | When you rewrite your notes, take the time |
| write down the main facts and also make note of | | | | necessary to put the notes into your own words |
| what the professor emphasizes as well. Notes | | | | so that you understand them later. Review and |
| from class are usually the clearest and greatest | | | | rewrite your notes as quickly as possible after |
| indicator of what the student should expect in the | | | | class. While you are waiting for your next class to |
| test. | | | | begin, you could take that time to review your |
| By taking notes during class, the student has their | | | | notes from the previous time. Familiarize yourself |
| attention focused on the teacher which helps | | | | for the imminent lecture. In this way, you will be |
| them to have better concentration, understanding | | | | able to take more complete and appropriate |
| and retention of the material. The student | | | | notes. |
| becomes an active participant in the class rather | | | | Review the week's notes at the end and |
| than an uninterested listener of daydreamer. The | | | | beginning of each week. Begin preparing for the |
| student remains present in the class by listening | | | | upcoming test by spending fifteen to twenty |
| and taking notes. | | | | minutes each day throughout the time period |
| In taking notes, the student sorts out the | | | | assigned for that unit reviewing the relevant |
| pertinent information and by creating notes, the | | | | material. |
| student begins the actual learning process and is | | | | Numerous studies have shown that one's recall |
| actually making the spoken material his own. | | | | increases right after a learning period, such as a |
| These notes then become an aid in studying and | | | | lecture, and then declines rapidly until after about |
| help in the reviewing process before a test. | | | | twenty-four hours recall has diminished by around |
| Taking notes also leads to longer-term learning. | | | | eighty percent. Nevertheless, the decrease in |
| Do you want to make note-taking easier? Then | | | | recall can be dramatically reduced if one reinforces |
| you need to attend class regularly and be on time. | | | | the learning by a short review within one hour. |
| It is essential that you keep up on the reading | | | | What is the best single way to prepare for a |
| assignments or will you will be lost when it comes | | | | test? Studies have shown that recitation is the |
| time for the lecture. Make sure that your | | | | best way to prepare for a test. Summarizing the |
| note-taking materials are organized before class | | | | material and hearing your own voice will greatly |
| and come prepared mentally. | | | | reinforce your mental image of the subject as |
| How important is it that you rewrite your notes | | | | well as quizzing yourself in your own voice. Most |
| later? If you want your notes to be useful, they | | | | students think that rereading chapters is the best |
| must be arranged in a logical way so that you can | | | | way to study for tests. Right? More studies have |
| understand and use them. They must also be | | | | shown that spending your time with the recitation |
| legible and complete. By using the rewriting | | | | of your notes can be more profitable than |
| process you can reformat them, reword your | | | | rereading the chapters! |