![]() Research on this topic concludes that without active engagement after taking notes, most students forget 60–75 percent of material over which they took the notes-within two days! That sort of defeats the purpose, don’t you think? This information about memory loss was first brought to light by 19th-century German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus. In fact, if you only take notes without actively working on them after the initial notetaking session, the likelihood of the notes helping you is slim. ![]() ![]() Think of all notes as potential study guides. Include examples that explain the main ideas, but do so using understandable abbreviations. Learn to listen for main ideas and distinguish between these main ideas and details that typically support the ideas. Most of us don’t have that court-reporter-esque skill level anyway, and if we try, we would end up missing valuable information. It is not a good habit to transcribe every single word a speaker utters-even if you have an amazing ability to do that. Figure 5.9 Strong notes build on your prior knowledge of a subject, help you discuss trends or patterns present in the information, and direct you toward areas needing further research or reading.
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