A big part of our exploration into study notes strategies involved gathering advice from the people who know what works best. We talked to a variety of people in education including teachers, consultants and tech specialists to gain an insight into their expertise so you can create study notes that work for you.
Read a summary of the main points below:
1. Don’t Take Down Every Piece of Information: Most experts we talked to reiterated this piece of advice so it’s definitely valuable to know. Focusing on recording your class notes means that you’re not fully listening and absorbing new information. The more you engage in note-taking, the more you will understand how to take ‘bites’ of information in your own words without breaking your wrist!
2. Integrate Technology into Your Note-taking Routine: You can easily create useful visual study aids which will help you understand better and give you the freedom to express yourself in different ways. For example, ExamTime Notes provide a blank canvas which can be filled with graphics, videos, presentations as well as text. This means that the tool can be shaped to suit each individual student’s learning needs.
3. Schedule Alerts to revisit your Study Notes Regularly: Building a set of notes isn’t about keeping an attractive summary of your study material, you should be putting them to use as often as you can. You will need to put some work into it and review those notes as often as you can to trigger active recall.
Along with this guidance you should always question your study material as well as your note-taking process. Is your current routine really working for you? Also, try to avoid mindlessly writing reams and reams of notes by engaging in your material to get the full value of your notes.
Read a summary of the main points below:
1. Don’t Take Down Every Piece of Information: Most experts we talked to reiterated this piece of advice so it’s definitely valuable to know. Focusing on recording your class notes means that you’re not fully listening and absorbing new information. The more you engage in note-taking, the more you will understand how to take ‘bites’ of information in your own words without breaking your wrist!
2. Integrate Technology into Your Note-taking Routine: You can easily create useful visual study aids which will help you understand better and give you the freedom to express yourself in different ways. For example, ExamTime Notes provide a blank canvas which can be filled with graphics, videos, presentations as well as text. This means that the tool can be shaped to suit each individual student’s learning needs.
3. Schedule Alerts to revisit your Study Notes Regularly: Building a set of notes isn’t about keeping an attractive summary of your study material, you should be putting them to use as often as you can. You will need to put some work into it and review those notes as often as you can to trigger active recall.
Along with this guidance you should always question your study material as well as your note-taking process. Is your current routine really working for you? Also, try to avoid mindlessly writing reams and reams of notes by engaging in your material to get the full value of your notes.
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