Visual Learning
... is learning by seeing the information through images, graphs, and other visual materials.
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- Color Code. Assign color to common themes in your lectures, when highlighting information.
- Organize your notes by compiling handouts, putting tabs, writing neatly, using outlines, to make your notes appealing.
- Study the Graphics. Use charts and graphics in your textbook to easily remember information.
- Draw pictures or figures to accompany the information you're trying to learn.
- Watch documentaries or videos to get a bigger picture and expand your knowledge on the topic you want to learn.
- Draw concept maps to easily categorize a certain subject. Illustrate pictures relating to each subtopic.
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No one wants to spend more time studying than they need to. Learning effective study techniques can ensure you are fully prepared and confident without cramming. Hopefully, with the techniques above, you can avoid cramming the night before and make your study time more effective.
Don't just re-read your notes. When you first read, you extract a lot of information, but when you do it the second time, you read with a sense of 'I know this, I know this.'
This gives you the illusion that you know the material very well, when in fact there are gaps.
If your in-class notes are messy, unorganized, and unclear at first glance, you’re not going to get much use out of them. This has nothing to do with how neat your handwriting is — it’s all about how your notes are structured.
One of the most effective ways to remember (and understand) what you are learning in class is to take effective notes in the classroom.
- Ensures you are actively listening to what the teacher is saying
- Requires you to think about what you are writing
- Helps you make connections between topics
- Serves as quality review material for after class
Using different note taking strategies is important, especially as you progress through high school and transition to college or university. There are several note taking techniques you can use to start taking better notes in class.