Note taking

I see no need to limit students to one form of note-taking. Different forms serve different purposes. The point is that students record the information they find in a way that they can locate information later, and then, over time, they transform those notes to serve as repetition and reinforcement of the ideas.

Some key strategies are:

Cornell system for recording prose notes

Concept mapping to visualise the main ideas and how they are connected

diagramming or making notes visual.

In all cases, it is the transformation of the notes that leaves the lasting impression. Holland (2017) recommends a variety of techniques and thinking routines to help students synthesize their notes and the concepts involved.

I believe that it is necessary to teach a variety of techniques to students and to point out not only how to use them, but when and for what purpose, and then to give them lots of opportunities for practise in real situations.

 

Holland, B. (2017, August 17). Digital note taking strategies that deepen student thinking. KQED: MindShift. https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/48902/digital-note-taking-strategies-that-deepen-student-thinking

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