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On the not taking notes part: on a lecture in an intro AI class the professor was giving the following advice to the audience: "I always take notes and never lo
by mitko 17y ago
On the not taking notes part: on a lecture in an intro AI class the professor was giving the following advice to the audience: "I always take notes and never look at them. By taking notes the brain process the information at language level which increases remembering"(PHW).
I agree that having read the material helps, but if you haven't ( either because you were lazy/busy or the material was not available beforehand ) taking notes surely does help.
- chrischen 17y agoTaking notes does not help me. I get distracted by the writing and can't pay attention. Then again, I have ADHD, but you can't claim taking notes will help everyone.
- PebblesRox 17y agoI take notes in class because I feel that I have to record the information, forgetting that the information is almost always available in the textbook. Taking notes means I don't pay as much attention to the professor. When I miss something, I have to figure out what it means outside of class. It would be much easier to learn if I gave my full attention to the professor. On the other hand, I have found writing to be a great mnemonic tool. Perhaps a good compromise for me will be to take notes from the textbook instead of the professor, by summarizing each chapter as I read it before class. This would avoid distraction during class and allow me to devote my full attention to the valuable resource of my professor.