Quiz 5

Research shows that without notes to review, you are likely to forget __________ of what you heard in the lecture within twenty-four hours)

50 percent

While attending a lecture, you become distracted for several minutes and find that you missed a couple of points in your notes. Although there are a number of good strategies to deal with this problem, which of the following should be avoided?

Look at your neighbor's notes and fill in the missing information.

When writing recall questions in the margin of your lecture notes, you should

Write questions that force you to answer with the key points that you want to earn.

Without rehearsal, a student may remember

as little as 2% of the lecture one month later.

The headings in your lecture notes help you organize the information, learn the information, and serve as _________________ that help you retrieve the information during the exam

cues

Why is it important to edit your notes soon after the class in which they were taken?

effective editing requires that the lecture still be fresh in your memory.

The primary purpose of taking lecture notes is to

provide an accurate record of the information.

Which of the following is not a good way to review your lecture notes

read over them at least three times.

The most important factor in determining the quality of your lecture notes is:

the content that you recorded.

An added benefit of taking lecture notes is that

you will be actively listening and will likely learn more.