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Beyond Taking Notes

 

Much of the information gathered from readings and lectures are ideas and concepts that are related to each other. Sometimes, however, linear note taking, in the form of outlines or short sentences, does not make obvious these relationships. Turning notes into pictorial representations can help make relationships and connections between ideas and concepts clearer. There are numerous types of representations and each serves its own purpose. Each student, for each subject, should determine which representations are most appropriate and useful.

Diagram

 

A diagram is a learning representation that can be used to help re member component parts of a whole. Visualizing and labeling will help your brain transfer information from short term, to long term memory.

Frontal Lobe

Parietal Lobe

Occipital Lobe

Temporal Lobe

auditory

auditory

association

visual

association

visual

Broca’s area

prefrontal area

frontal eye field

Note Taking Strategies Guidebook