Note-taking

**Note-Taking**  Notetaking is a very important skill that plays a critical part in the success of a student. A teacher once told me that you learn 20% when writing and 20% when listening 20% from seeing. All of these are involved when you take notes combining to 60% of the material. Notetaking is effective enough to be the difference between a good grade and a bad grade. There are plenty of study skills to help with more effective note-taking and how to use the notes that you take. **Research Findings**

-Fisher and Harris (1974) found that students perform better when they are allowed "to encode in the way that they prefer" (p. 386)--using notes or other strategies. (Beecher, 1988)

-Kiewra found that reorganizing notes while reviewing led to higher test achievement. (Beecher, 1988) -Participants who were experimented on suggest that they felt at ease if allowed to take notes while listening to lectures (100% agreed) and also 86.4 %believed that taking notes helped to understand the lectures. (Boyle, & Weishaar, 2001)

 -In 1970, Howe concluded that students were seven times more likely to recall information one week after it was presented if the information had been recorded in their notes. (Beecher, 1988 )

- Einsteinet al.found that successful college students engaged in greater integrative processing during note-taking, and that note-taking itself "enhances organizational processing of lecture information." (Boyle, & Weishaar, 2001)  - Thirteen out of 15 participants assert that taking notes can help them concentrate on their listening (Shang, 2007) -Twelve out of 15 declare that they can remember the content of listening passages easily by reviewing the notes (Shang, 2007) **Note-Taking Skills**
 * 1) Take notes consistently.
 * 2) Take notes selectively. Do NOT try to write down every word. Remember that the average lecturer speaks approximately 125-140 words per minute, and the average note-taker writes at a rate of about 25 words per minute.
 * 3) Translate ideas into your own words.
 * 4) Organize notes into some sort of logical form.
 * 5) Be brief. Write down only the major points and important information.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype,serif; font-size: 13pt;">Write legibly. Notes are useless if you cannot read them later.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype,serif; font-size: 13pt;">Don't be concerned with spelling and grammar.