Academic Advising Test Taking Lecture Notes Time Mgmt. Tips Time Mgmt. Reasons for Taking Lecture Notes Making yourself take notes forces you to listen carefully and test your understanding of the material. When you are reviewing, notes provide a gauge as to what is important in the text.
Personal notes are usually easier to remember than text.
Writing down important points helps you to remember them even before you have studied the material formally. Emphasis can be judged by tone of voice and gesture. Emphasis can be judged by the amount of time the instructor spends on points and the number of examples used. Reviews given at beginning of class.