The primary purpose of note taking is to encourage active learning and to prepare study materials for exams. Developing note taking skills should help you organize information into an understandable ...

Kenneth A. Kiewra does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Despite a recurring stream of educational fads, lectures still dominate teaching approaches. In spite of such teaching reforms as "hands-on" learning, small group collaborations, project-based ...

Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture ...

Many students bring laptops to class, thinking that typing their notes will make them better learners than the 'old fashioned' method of writing by hand. They're wrong. Taking notes is not about ...