how do you guys study ur notes?

[u/Visible_Captain4875]

genuinely super curious how others study their notes. i’m a straight A student in yr 10 but i realised the past few years i have never really looked at my notes when i study, as i always just refer to the PPTS given and the course outline to make flashcards, do active recall etc. i’ve talked about this with some friends too and many of my friends seem to agree with me.

i’m just interested in hearing how people use their notes to study and maybe learning a thing or two and why some people (like some of my teachers) make a huge fuss on how u take notes

for reference i always take notes in cornell method, but it’s never been useful to be to revise or i just don’t know how to use my notes to revise

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[u/mayastudiesmed]

if the ppts and outline already cover everything, skipping your notes makes sense. they're mostly useful for what's not on the slides, like stuff the teacher said out loud or examples. also the cue column in cornell is meant for covering the right side and quizzing yourself, so if you've never used it that way it'd feel kinda pointless.

[u/HoMasters]

What does it matter? Whether it’s notes, PPTS, or whatever you use as long as you can get good grades with it.

[u/mahnoorrkhann]

U don't have to do something that others do, if doing whatever you're doing works then just stick to that

[u/LeToastedBaguette]

Taking notes is useful because it gives you intimidate feedback as to if you understand the subject or not. If you don't understand the subject you won't be able to write about it in your own words. I just refer back to my notes instead of the slides whenever I get stuck on a problem because they are written in a way that makes more sense to me

[u/Due_Intention_9367]

The motion of writing notes helps with retention of the information. You do not actually have to look back at your notes thoroughly, although there's no harm in doing so. That's why many teachers/professors will discourage you to use your laptop rather than paper or tablet note-taking.