Note-taking habits of 21st Century college students: implications for student learning, memory, and achievement

Impact of note taking during reading and during listening on comprehension

“…In some studies, it was claimed that female students recorded more important ideas than the male students, yet they were less successful than the male students (Hartley, 1976;Daly, 1983). However, in many studies (Reddington et al, 2015;Morehead et al, 2019), it was revealed that females took notes more effectively than males. On the other hand, there are also some studies (Rahmani and Sadeghi, 2011;White, 2017) suggesting that there are no significant differences between female and male students with regard to note taking success.…”

Sharing Notes Is Encouraged: Annotating and Cocreating with Hypothes.is and Google Docs †

“…While these methods provide structure, students often read and analyze in isolation, as the methods do not facilitate virtual and open peer collaboration. Additionally, note-taking is a skill that is not commonly taught or emphasized in science courses (10). To create an inclusive and empowering environment of cocreation of knowledge, we've infused an upper-division metagenomics course with activities to reduce the anxiety of reading primary literature and note-taking and promote collective and collaborative constructivism.…”

The Electronic Note-Taking in Institutions of Higher Education of Russia

“…278] о том, что многие исследователи считают необходимым помочь студентам выбрать хорошие методы конспектирования, нами найдено не было, скорее всего, потому что сравнительных исследований эффективности разных методов не проводились. Вместе с тем, поскольку некоторые исследования показали, что студенты не всегда могут принимать наилучшие решения о том, как и когда делать конспект [15], мы переформулируем тезис следующим образом: преподавателям имеет смысл предлагать студентам различные варианты конспектирования, объяснив их суть.…”