EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING.

Note taking, is a key aspect of academic research and study. this is because it helps to

refine opinions when working on essays for instance.

 However  more importantly, effective note taking is a tremendous way in which to learn independent of being taught. The taking of notes is an effective way to concentrate the mind and reinforce what it is we are learning.

Although effective note taking is a highly personalised academic skill it is highly rewarding. For example, some students may rather write the majority of a lecture word for word., in my opinion a non-effective method because you are spending to much time trying to write and not enough time listening.

Another form of taking notes, similar in a way to a journalist, by only writing either every second or third word, or by only writing buzzwords, this form is slightly more effective but in my opinion not helpful in an academic sense.

The third option, which is a form of note taking that is the opposite of taking down every word is where the student writes only single words, to correspond with certain aspects or ideas of a lecture. This I would claim proves most effective when, at a later date, the notes are used for revision or an essay. The fractured notes create an impressionistic overview of the topic, dividing it from the original source.

This in turn, in the academic sense, when working on an essay, forces the writer to fully to investigate the subject.

This is why effective note taking is important, as it helps during revision to fully articulate ones own opinions.

Note taking, is a key aspect of academic research and study. .