Taking notes the old-fashioned way could help us learn, understand and remember better, says writer Tracy Lee.
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We were constantly nagged by our teachers to write summaries of relevant textbook chapters to consolidate our learning. Many of us went the extra step, creating our own flashcards to prep for exams. Much effort was also spent protecting our precious notes. We spent ages sticking donut-shaped reinforcement stickers over the punched holes, before arranging the notes in sequence and securing them with metal-capped strings called treasury tags. Then we filed our notes in labelled folders on the right shelves, so we could retrieve what we needed within seconds.We sometimes compared notes and picked up tricks such as creating mind maps or using shortcut symbols.
It was after a succession of house moves that I finally let go of decades worth of my notes, with a heavy heart.Research points to several benefits of note-taking with pen and paper over digital devices. Neuroscience professor Audrey van der Meer, who co-authored the study, surmised that people taking notes by computer were typing without thinking.
Other studies found that students perform better on tests when laptops aren’t allowed in class, and that having multiple tabs open in browser windows negatively impact attention and memory.So here’s something to reassure students who lost their data in the Mobile Guardian incident - spending the next few months developing a new set of revision notes might help you ace your exams.
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