Taking notes in class can be difficult for some people so here is a way to make everything a lot easier for you. If you are one of those people that tries vigorously to copy all the notes down from the slide while trying to get everything the prof is saying, you do not need to do that anymore. A much easier way is to read over the slides before the lecture day, print them off and then in class all you have to do is add in what the prof is saying and you don't have to worry about copying everything thats on the slide.
When should you use this strategy?
You can use this strategy in all the classes that have slide shows available for you to print off online. Whether it be for economics, sociology or physics you can go onto your profs website and easily print off the slides before lecture. This will help you because while you are sitting in lecture all you have to do is add in anything extra that is not mentioned in the slide. It takes very little time and when you go back to study you have everything that was mentioned in class. Some people don't even bother to write down the extra information that the prof adds in and most likely those are the things that are tested on exams. This will help you immensely when it comes time to study because you will have all of the information right there in front of you.
Explain how to apply the strategy step by step.
This strategy is very simple. The night before you go to lecture you must read over the slides so that you know what to expect in the up coming lecture. After you have read them over print them off, hole punch them and place them neatly in your binder so that you don't have papers flying all over the place. Once you have done that all you need to do is go to class and write down all the important details that are NOT already mentioned in the slide. Doing this will help you study for exams because not only do you have the information on the slide but you also have all the extra information that the prof did not put on the slide.
Why does this strategy work? Explain the theory and concepts underlying this strategy.(Justification)
This strategy works because when profs write their exams they put in questions that were covered in the lecture, and if you don't go to lecture then you will have troubles answering those specific questions. Adding in the extra details that are not already mentioned in the slide will help you when you begin to study. The people that don't go to lecture will only have two sources to study from, the textbook and the slides. But if you start using this strategy you will have three sources, the textbook, the slides and the extra information that you added when you went to lecture.
The night before when you read over the slides you are activating your prior knowledge. You are thinking about what you are already know about the subject and you are preparing yourself for what is to come. You are previewing the information before the lecture which will give you an insight of what the prof is going to be talking about in that lecture. It is always a good idea to prepare yourself before the lecture so that there are no surprises when the lecture is going on. That way you are fully prepared and will already know what is next.
Courses or tasks for which for which I have used this strategy.
I have used this strategy in my sociology class. The lecture notes were posted on blackboard so every night, before lecture, I would glance over the slides, print them off and place them in my sociology binder. My prof was always adding extra information that was not stated in the slide so I made sure that I wrote down all the information that I thought was most important. This was my only class that posted lecture notes online, besides ED-D, but you can use this strategy for courses like economics, psychology, physics ect.
Questions I can ask myself to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy.
Am I carefully listening to what the prof is saying?
Am I engaged with the topic?
Am I following the prof's lecture?
Am I copying the person's notes beside me?
Are my notes too brief? Too long?
Am I keeping my notes neat?
Are the lecture notes placed neatly in my binder?
Are my notes legible?
General comments about your experiences with this strategy. Examples
This strategy worked very well for me because not only was I activating my prior knowledge, I was getting any extra information that was not already on the slides. This helped me when it came time to start studying for the final because everything was already all laid out for me. I could easily find the information that I needed and once I did the studying portion was a breeze.
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