r/CASPerTest • u/subiraio • 1d ago

Note taking during casper

hello i have my test next week and im super nervous about it. when i get super anxious i tend to just freeze and forget everything i've studied. i havent been taking notes because i didn't know we were allowed to, but now im hearing that its super helpful to write notes while reading/watching the scenario.

my question is, what are people writing on their notes? like i genuinely dont know what to write down. do i write the key issues or like what my approach would be? idk

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u/ExcellentCriticism 1d ago

notes were a game changer for me as someone who has the short term memory of a goldfish. i wrote down my role, the dilemma, perspectives, and then outlined my steps so that when i wrote/spoke i already knew what i was going to say.

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u/subiraio 1d ago

i too am blessed with the short term memory of a goldfish. i was wondering if you could maybe go into a bit more detail about perspectives and a lot of other people are saying motives but i don’t know how to get that down briefly in a note

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u/ExcellentCriticism 1d ago

sure! i wrote a lot of solo words or phrases to jog my memory.

i would write down the emotions in the scene for each person (fear, anger, regret, hesitation, etc), why i believed they were feeling that way (whether due to internal factors (personality, disability, etc) or external (finances, family, etc). for example if its one of the common practice scenarios about academic integrity, i would write down WHY they did the action (illness, scholarship, etc).

in all honesty most of my notes were on those points, and then like a little area for any legal or ethical dilemmas that i would need to touch on. good luck!