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7 tips on how to take better notes

  • Written by Kenneth A. Kiewra, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Research shows that students who take detailed notes do better in class.VGstockstudio/Shutterstock.com

In a graduate-level educational psychology course at Florida State University, my professor didn’t allow students to take notes. He reasoned that taking notes prevented students from reflecting on the lesson.

Yet, the professor also thought...

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