[Banda]

I try to take notes, but so far I fail at taking them effectively. I guess I'll just concentrate on what the teacher says, take notes from that and make a footnote on where the information occurs on lecture slides, etc. so I can link them together when I rewrite my notes.

[Kadadj]

No, I don't. I don't feel the need to. I'm able to retain more information by just listening, and letting my mind organize the information, than distracting myself with writing shit down.
I hate when teacher force me to take notes, even though I explain why I do not. They perceive it as being lazy.

[Stannis]

The professor I have for Calculus doesn't use a book, (I keep registering for his math classes because it saves me SO MUCH money) instead, you need to take notes to study off of. In that class, I copy everything that he writes on the whiteboard. Then I add my own annotations.

For classes like Chemistry, the professor I had gave such good lectures that I just absorbed what he said and didn't need to take notes.

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	Originally Posted by Kadadj To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	I hate when teacher force me to take notes, even though I explain why I do not. They perceive it as being lazy.

Then you surprise the shit out of them by getting an A on every test. It annoyed the shit out of my freshman science teacher in high school.

[eKeiLectra]

Sometimes I do take notes if the points are very important. Other than that, I'm either fully all ears or just plain lazy.

[Tactical Panda]

When it comes to examples of how to solve the project's problems, well before exams, I wish I took more notes.

[SirJamesIII]

I do it for different reasons. I don't have kinesthetic memory so it doesn't serve much purpose for trying to remember what I learned (of course notes are handy for future reference). But my mind will wander if I don't keep myself occupied. But that's only true if the class is boring. If the class isn't boring, then I'll still take notes because I'd like to have them to refer to.

[teraczy]

Key words, phrases, not really in depth. I have a fairly dependable memory, when I want to.

I will make odd drawings, graphs, maps, and charts on my own according to how I envision details coming together in my own logical fashion and it tends to be quite effective for the most part.

[dodobird]

My notes were highlights of the main points of the class. I had typically done the readings for the lecture beforehand so my notes were a roadmap of what to cover in detail before the exam.

My accounting theory notes often had a lot of diagrams and doodles in them.

[Yardy]

	Originally Posted by jjthomson To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	Okay so, do you take notes in class, or just focus on listening to the lecture? Does this change for you depending on the course? for example maybe you take notes in a psych class but tend to just listen in a philosophy or math class. Does this change for you if the notes are posted online by the teacher?

I don't take notes over course-material. I listen to the lecture and copy into my notebook memorable or funny quotes that I want to remember.

[Ananas]

Usually yes. Usually teacher waits for us to write down notes and then continues speaking. You don't have to write things down but then you just have to wait. And writing things down helps me to remember them.

I don't write down if the subject is self-explanatory.

[John F Kennedy]

I had trouble making notes because I don't write fast and there was a lot of detailed information to note down. What I finally did was to talk to someone that was a fast writer and had them agree to photocopy her notes at the end of the semester. I did this for a few years and it was very helpful. Keep in mind these were more information-based courses rather than conceptual-based ones.

If I went to school now, I would pick and choose what I note down, like in The Dan Keizer post above.

[DSCH]

I either don't take notes at all or they are bare bones. In my high school Physics class about the only things I wrote down were laws and theories. Even then, once I learned to appy them I never forgot them.

[mindvirus]

I normally never did. The only reason I did sometimes was because I saw everyone else doing it so I was like 'fuck it, why not?' It all evolves to doodling anyways.

[nelsonm360]

It really depends on the course/subject so for stuff like maths, physics e.t.c, I usually take notes of crucial things I need to remember or for future reference. I enjoying listening to lectures because I tend to remember them fairly easily especially the fascinating ones.

[SilasGTBronte]

Most of the times I do take notes, but the only exceptions are when it is a topic that I am already familiar with.

[Bisclavret]

I learn best through listening and more importantly through writing things down.

Spoken words are quickly forgotten; written words are engraved within the mind.

[xNeutrino]

I write something down if the material in the lecture is highly technical and is most likely going to be on the exam. It depends on the course.

[envirodude]

I'm no longer in school, but I did always take notes. I was also a teacher, and was told (never checked the source) that note-taking was the best predictor of success in a course. Multiple paths strengthen neural connections, so hear it, write it, say it, read it, sing it, dance it, and it's yours forever.

[The Dynasty]

How can you pay attention and take notes? Thinking is more valuable.

[ElstonGunn]

	Originally Posted by The Dynasty To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	How can you pay attention and take notes? Thinking is more valuable.

Yeah, I found it to be distracting, too. I always started the semester believing that I'd diligently take notes, but by the second week, I gave up.

[JYFly]

	Originally Posted by The Dynasty To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	How can you pay attention and take notes? Thinking is more valuable.

Definitely depends on the class. More power to you if you can remember formulas off the top of your head.

[Scriabin221]

I like to make charts and tables every now and then. Sometimes I'll write something down if it requires rote memorization. I'll take down the occasional definition to a strange term. Aside from from that I take strictly mental notes. I have a very good memory.

[weka]

It depends -- as I polled. Really, some college classes were a complete joke while others were indeed hard. But taking notes to review and hope you remember is something so trivial few dare question its method.

I took notes for classes I needed. Did it help? I don't know. I got good grades and I got bad grades (mostly good). But taking notes to remember something you will most likely forget after said class is so pointless.

[The Dynasty]

	Originally Posted by JYFly To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	Definitely depends on the class. More power to you if you can remember formulas off the top of your head.

Yep. Thankfully my classes didn't require much memorization.

[Selene]

I spend more time listening and interrupting the lecturers than taking notes. If they are really that important, I'll snap photos of either the screen or my classmate's notepad, they usually stay untouched until revision for exams begin.