Note Taking

Question 1

Highlighting text

Answer 1

The main value of highlighting is to spend more time with the text.

Highlights should not make more than 10% of the text.

Should not be used when time is pressing.

Question 2

Note taking

Answer 2

Note taking is ability to select what is important.

Helps to encode information in memory.

Question 3

Working memory

Answer 3

Note taking is limited by working memory capacity.

Memory capacity can be increased combining visual and verbal chunks

Question 4

Headings

Answer 4

Headings define structure and might summarise text and produce better memory for the main points they emphasize.

Question 5

Organisational signals

Answer 5

Headings
Overview
Topical summary

Question 6

Topic structure strategy

Answer 6

Text is usually arranged in some format
Description
Collection - list of facts and elements
Classification - grouped to classes
Sequence - follows one another
Comparison - items are compared or contrasted
Problem - defines problem and sollution