Comment by DeathArrow
20 days ago
Of you summarize yourself what the professor said and write it by hand there are more chances you will remember it.
20 days ago
Of you summarize yourself what the professor said and write it by hand there are more chances you will remember it.
Absolutely true, and writing down 'cheat sheets' of such summaries was one of the most effective ways to learn. But I simply did not have the understanding yet, within 60 seconds of being presented new material, to be able to write a good summary of it. And at the same time also write a non-summary, in the likely case that things would not be clear from the summary alone when reviewing. And do all of this before the lecture moves on to the next thing that needs first understanding, then transcribing, then summarizing.
This is why one attends lectures, reads the book, takes notes for both, and then assembles a summary.
It's called studying.
Yes. And is studying more, or less efficient, when lectures are spent focused on transcription, instead of the material?
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For some lectures I follow the course in class. For some other lectures I just read the slides on which the lectures are based and go in depth on my own. Some other friends follow all the lectures. Some others just don't follow that much.
I don't know why you provide a one method that should fit everyone, while everyone has a preferred way of studying that isn't necessarily the best approach for other people
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Yeah but depending on the pace of the lecture you might not even get everything down. So it's better to take some notes after class like this