Good note taking skills are the key to successful studying helping with assignments, reading comprehensions and exam preparations.
Here are some tips I have found helpful for my note taking:
- I go to class prepared: I print of the relevant lecture so I have an idea what is going on when I get there. I have a big binder with sections for each module and inside I have all my relevant notes. This makes it really easy for me to find notes when I’m studying.
- Note taking that works for me: I find during lectures that I need to be writing because if I’m not writing I’m not paying attention. I write out bullet points of important things or if I’m not sure of a topic I will write that out and explain it in my own words. My highlighter is my life during note taking because I need to highlight important things to make them stand out to me and I use my red pen for subheadings and bullet points too. Bullet points and paragraphs work for me in class but when I go home I like to turn my notes into mind maps.
- Reviewing my notes: after taking my notes in class I have to look at them in the next day or two because in a rush I often leave out things and leave big blanks.
Having good notes determines how well you do in exams :-)
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