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Note Taking Importance

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1.0 Introduction

We all know that not everyone is genius in studying and memorising or understands what have been taught in a very short time. Everyone’s learning ability is different. Sometimes, we just do not know what is taught even though we are sitting in the class, right in front of our lecturer, or sitting in front of a long meeting table. And sometimes, we understand all the things but we forget some of them after we walk out the room in just few minutes. This is sad and we do not want that to happen. We learn words, learn to draw and also learn to arrange or plan something since we were young. We can use them to improve our learning ability which is using a method called note taking. Note taking is actually a method which helps us to record what is being taught by the others for the revision in the future. It saves our time, keeps us focus and helps us to stay organised, get involved and also remember those important facts.

Since we are not a photostat machines or a recorder, we need to make note during the long lecture or the meeting. To make a note, it is simple and not as hard as we think. we just need to prepare a pen or a pencil and …show more content…

Various method of note-taking such as the usage of tables, mind-maps or simply by point forms are a plus point when notes are needed to be reviewed later on. This is due to the fact that, these methods enable one to jot down notes quickly without falling far behind during the lecture and losing focus. Besides that, when reviewing in preparation in exams, the notes taken according to the various method would be able to refresh and improve the memory of the reader as only the main points or keywords are written down and not the connecting words or sentences that can be constructed around the main points or keywords. As for the more visual person, mind maps and tables relate to them better than just

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