How To Achieve Academically? (classwork: Note Taking)

Second in this article is serious about getting better results in the classroom, this article will deal with how to translate the maximum amount of information from the classroom blackboard into the brain permanently. In this article we will be dealing with note taking.

The first barrier to making life easier for learning is having a written copy of what it is that needs to be learned. Unfortunately, the simple reality is you cannot learn something if you do not know explicitly and in great detail what that is. In this regard, note taking is essential.

Here are my list of top note taking tips to use in the classroom to make your life easier.

At the beginning of the term or semester, break up your book into two sections for each subject. A theoretical section where you will do your note taking, and a practical section where you will practice your problems. This helps to put all your notes in the one place to make for easy revision. Take proper care of your notes throughout the semester. If you are missing notes, and sure to catch up on them from friends or asking the teacher what it was that you covered. At the end of every week, summarise notes by writing out neat and tidy comprehensive study notes in a different place than you took your original notes. Before the exam, you will thank yourself from here to the moon for taking the initiative. When note taking in the classroom, use one coloured pen to increase your speed so that you do not miss any crucial information. However, when writing your list of weekly summary notes in short to use multiple colours. A good place to start is those 4-colour pens. Studies show that multiple colours help to increase memory recall by up to 20%. Test and evaluate, which revision methods you prefer and work the best for you and align your notes to easily integrate with this. Some examples of this may include:

If you like flashcards, look into using Anki flashcard program on the computer. http://ankisrs.net/ It is free and even has its own mobile application. You can program custom decks and even point a manual revision schedule and the program will remind you when you need to complete this revision.

If there is any concept you do not fully understand within your study notes, sit down with a computer and your book and look up all definitions of words of which you are unsure

If you like listening passively, record an audio clip of you saying a list that you need to memorise and then repeated until you can recall it.

If you like reading, use traditional study notes. Finally, appoint a note revision schedule (this could include reading revision, flashcard revision or audio revision) at time periods which align with memory curves.