Read the material, go back for a mini-review, mark. Students may also find it helpful to underline or highlight handouts and articles distributed by the teacher. The final step, technique ten, for good notetaking involves editing, revising, and reviewing notes. This is a three step process best done on the same day the notes are taken. The most important aspect of this technique is that it should be completed on the same day that the notes are initially taken.
Final Thoughts Notetaking is an extremely vital, though often overlooked, skill.
Teachers must realize this, and in spite of the lack of emphasis on teaching notetaking in most teachers' personal training, they must take the initiative to learn notetaking and to teach their students effective notetaking strategies and techniques. The ideas discussed in this article are certainly applicable to some degree on every grade level. Regardless of the subject matter being taught, students need to take notes. References Armstrong, William H., and M. Willard Lampe II, Pocket Guide to Study Tips , Barron's Educational Series, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1990. Devine, Thomas G., Teaching Study Skills, Allyn and Bacon, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1981.