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I don't want to see them taking notes. I want to see them paying attention to me. This is something I recall knowing intuitively (and, by high school, explicit
by mmt 17y ago
I don't want to see them taking notes. I want to see them paying attention to me.
This is something I recall knowing intuitively (and, by high school, explicitly): intensity in note-taking is inversely proportional to information absorption during lectures.
I'm pleased to see research on this, since I've remained curious as to whether this is innate to the individual or merely follows behavior.
- niels_olson 17y agoMy own survey of medical students suggests this is exactly opposite of truth: note-taking was strongly correlated with improved performance, and the class note-takers, the ones who compiled "official" notes for noteservice were the best prepared, while the consumers of noteservice actually fell below the median. Suggesting that if medical students were self-interested and well informed, then noteservice would be untenable.
- mmt 17y agoI think you and the previous commenter have mistaken "note taking at all" with what I actually said, which was "note taking intensity."
- graywh 17y agoAnd my anecdotal evidence contradicts your "intuition". Now what?
- mmt 17y agoNow you read the research.