 Contact - Volume 7, Issue 6 March 2011 - The Importance of Taking Notes One of the common frustrations expressed by many faculty members is the reluctance of students to take notes in class. In this digital age, is taking notes really important? What can we do to encourage our students to take notes? For upcoming workshops on teaching and learning, check out Concierge. Podcast - Assisting students with note taking skills A podcast interview with Dr. Marilla Svinicki, Area Chair Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, by Dr. Maureen Wideman. Play it / hear it - MP3 - 17 minutes Optimising the use of note-taking as an external cognitive aid for increasing learning by Tamas Makany, Jonathan Kemp and Itiel E. Dror Different techniques for note-taking utilise different cognitive processes and strategies. This experimental study examined ways to enhance cognitive performance via different note-taking techniques. Cognitive effort during note taking by Annie Piolat, Thierry Olive and Ronald T. Kellogg Note taking is a complex activity that requires comprehension and selection of information and written production processes. Here the authors review the functions, abbreviation procedures, strategies, and working memory constraints of note taking with the aim of improving theoretical and practical understanding of the activity.
by Kibum Kim, Scott A. Turner and Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones In this study, the authors investigated a number of electronic notetaking systems used by students at a university over the course of a semester. They identified issues when evaluating electronic note taking systems. Findings show the task of note taking in the classroom is not well supported.
Other Resources: The Cornell Note-taking System A notetaking system resource that you can post to your course web site: Contact
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