Studying tools: Notes taking

Taking notes is an action that comes natural to most of the students attending a lecture. The strategies can vary as the results they bring to. Taking notes is not just a way to show that you are participating in class but a good way to start a preparation for an ex

am and learn new information.  Very person has a different approach to notes taking but it is possible to define an efficient strategy that everyone can apply.

First strategy is an easy one. In case the professor uploads lecture’s slides online or he hands them out in class, the student can print the slide as a handout and take notes on the predefined area. In this way the student can have a memory about the information and be able to gather more data without losing time copying from the slides. In case the teacher does not provide the slides ahead the students has to take notes in a standard way.

Second Strategy, it is the more classical way. The student has to listen to information in the lecture and produce notes. Note taking is very important because it provides a tool for the student to store information. The messages and ideas that a student listen in class can be written down and reviewed later. The best way to do this is to write down the important key concepts and ides.

Third Strategy, students can be helped thanks to notes taking models such as the Cornell model. It consists in a pre-made sheet with ideas organization. Organizing ideas into sections can help the memorization and it can increase the speed in the comprehension.

In the case that a few information are left behind the best solution is emailing a teacher. But if we cannot have a communication with our teacher we can ask help to the internet. On internet a few tools can help us to fill the blank in our knowledge. Videos and podcasts are the best examples.