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How do you create good study notes
studybuddy7777:
--- Quote from: ssarahj on September 20, 2016, 11:11:50 am ---You can buy them online just click on the Shop part at the top of this website! :)
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You can also buy them at the UTS lectures if you please as well. Good place to buy them as you can preview them before you buy, because after all the devils in the detail ;D
Bought mine at the lectures and they are amazing!
conic curve:
Just curious but how do I summarise my notes. I have trouble doing that. I feel every single tiny bit of detail is important but at the same time, having summary notes is so crucial when revising
Like I said, I'm going to have my super detailed set of notes and highlight the "summaries"?
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: conic curve on September 20, 2016, 06:36:31 pm ---Just curious but how do I summarise my notes. I have trouble doing that. I feel every single tiny bit of detail is important but at the same time, having summary notes is so crucial when revising
Like I said, I'm going to have my super detailed set of notes and highlight the "summaries"?
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Hey conic! Doing this before you learn the content (and perhaps do some tests/assignments) will be near impossible, particularly for the sciences where you could fairly easily have 300 pages of relevant information :P you need to actually do some of it to know what you need and what you don't. My advice would be to ask yourself the question: How much do you think you can realistically remember? That should provide a benchmark.
As an indicator, even the most detailed of my study notes never exceeded 100 pages, and personally that was way too long. I had my Legal Studies course summarised on 10 pages (generous font/sizing, its the ones in the notes section) and I studied that in the lead up to the exam!!
Really long notes are useless if they aren't concise enough to use as a resource later in the piece. So, your other option is to start detailed, then remove as you go? :)
conic curve:
--- Quote from: jamonwindeyer on September 20, 2016, 08:42:51 pm ---Hey conic! Doing this before you learn the content (and perhaps do some tests/assignments) will be near impossible, particularly for the sciences where you could fairly easily have 300 pages of relevant information :P you need to actually do some of it to know what you need and what you don't. My advice would be to ask yourself the question: How much do you think you can realistically remember? That should provide a benchmark.
As an indicator, even the most detailed of my study notes never exceeded 100 pages, and personally that was way too long. I had my Legal Studies course summarised on 10 pages (generous font/sizing, its the ones in the notes section) and I studied that in the lead up to the exam!!
Really long notes are useless if they aren't concise enough to use as a resource later in the piece. So, your other option is to start detailed, then remove as you go? :)
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What if I use past students notes, textbooks and research notes?
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: conic curve on September 20, 2016, 09:49:43 pm ---What if I use past students notes, textbooks and research notes?
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Students notes could help you get an idea about how much detail is necessary! But doing the content for yourself is still the best way to get that understanding, there is only so much you can do in early prep ;D
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