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Preparing for exam are quiet stressful!!Notes are the most necessary things that help you understand about the topic. Better notes will give you better understanding about the topic and will help you to learn in an effective way. As a student you should know how to make effective study notes so that you will be able to crack each and every exam easily and score good marks.
The characteristics of the good study notes are:
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Notes making is recording the information for a particular topic from different sources. It is done so that the topics can be recalled later on by seeing the notes. So here are some of the characteristics of the good notes
- It should be neat
- Easy to understand
- It should include important points that are discussed during the lecture.
- The data should be in proper sequence
- Your notes should have extracts from other books so that you don’t need to go through different books during your exam time .you can just go through your notes and that’s all.
IMPORTANCE OF MAKING NOTES:
- Active learning:
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When you take down notes during the lecture or extract the notes from different books about a particular topic the there will be an active learning. You will feel confident about the topic and by writing it will also make you learn about a particular topic and you need not have to refer different books all the time and just study your notes to get good marks.
- Saves your time and energy:
If you make effective notes during your class or extract topic from different books to make your notes about a topic then it will save your time and energy during the exam time. You need not have to go through different books for learning about the particular topic during your topic. You will simply have to go through your notes.
- Increase your work efficiency:
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by making effective notes you will be fully focused about the particular topic and your learning and working efficiency will increase. It will make you feel confident about the topic and also will help you to relieve stress.
So here are some tips for making effective notes:
- Be an active listener:
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Be an active listener in your class and list down all the important points that are told by your teachers in the class. This will make you reiterate about the things that was taught in the class whenever you will study after your class.
- Extract notes from different books:
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Once you have learnt about the topic in the class the go back home and try to learn about the topic from different books .This will increase your understanding about the topic and will increase your learning.
- Use different colored pens:
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While making different notes make use of your color pens. Use different pen for the topic writing and different pen for the things written under the topic. The advantage of using coloured pen are that you will be able to remember the key points about the topic and make you learn in an effective way and it will increase your learning.
- Use”question,answer and evidence “ method-
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this is an effective way to make your study notes .write the question, answer and then also attach an example with your answer .This will help you to understand about the topic well. Instead of writing line by line from the text books try reading book, understand the topic and write the answer in your own words. This will make you learn well.
- Make the notes visually appealing-
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if your notes will be messy and disorganized you may not be able to know what’s actually written and you will ultimately end up forgetting about the topic. So make your notes visually appealing. Try to write new topics on a new page and make sure that your writing is legible. Also draw margins on the left and the right hand side of the page so that there is not much overcrowding on one page.
- Use diagrams-
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Diagrams are the best way to learn about the topic and it is also proven that our mind retains the pictures more easily than the written words. Use diagrams and flowcharts in your notes that you can understand the topic in a better manner.
- Review your notes and take test:
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take out time and review your notes daily for the better understanding about the chapter and also take your test that how well you can retain things about the topic and try explaining the topic to your friend. This will make you to understand the topic in a better way.
Hope this article will help you to make better notes. – Author Anjali Singh
