Without encouragement they seldom look at more than one source of information, and seldom look at that one source more than superficially. Ready access to printers has made Write it in your own words seem like a churlish request. Notemaking grows out of a conceptual understanding of what facts, figures, ideas are central to that topic and why it is being studied. This conceptual understanding is iterative. As you read more, make notes on it, and think more, your initial key concepts, key search words, and key questions are enriched and expanded.
Understanding builds knowledge.
Knowledge builds understanding. Someone commented afterwards that I d made some good points, but what a pity it was that I didn t cover some of the strategies I d said were essential. It drove home to me how people take competence in learning for granted. People understand the need to spend TIME and money learning to use computers. Strategies are a bit like habits, though.