1.Effective note taking

1. Effective note taking

It is important when taking notes to keep them in a nice order, so you know where you will find them when looking back for revision. Good note taking skills is the key to good studying. I find that that a hardback notepad and a folder with dividers to keep my notes organised in is very helpful and they can easily be tracked back.

 Note taking:

• ·         Promotes engaged listening.

• ·         Provides a record of learning.

• ·         Promotes memory during and after study.

Taking notes in a lecture is very pointless unless u recap on the information that is written down and taking in, it is proven that 30 minutes after a lecture up to 50% of the content within may be forgotten.  Lecture notes should not be the only notes we have, blogs, newspaper articles and books should be used too.  The purpose of note-taking is simple: to help you study better and more quickly. This means your notes don’t have to contain everything, they have to contain the most important things.

I find that a hardback notepad and a folder with dividers to keep my notes organised in is very helpful and they can easily be tracked back.

Here are 5 tips on note taking for students:

•   Go to class prepared.    
•   Improve your listening skills 
•    Develop a note-taking method that works for you..    
•    Play close attention to content.      
• Review and edit your notes