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Re:How to Study (2023) by BenFranklin100 on Saturday February 10, 2024 @10:52PM (#39332519)
I opted for understanding as well. And my grades as an undergraduate suffered because of it. Understanding takes concerted effort over time and traditional pedagogy, especially real-time lectures, are poor at conveying understanding.

I wish I had had YouTube back in the day, or at least video recordings of lectures that one could pause and rewind to portions that weren’t understand on the first pass.

Re:How to Study (2023) by magpi3 on Sunday February 11, 2024 @12:33AM (#39332872)
Yes, I look at note-taking as a skill that essentially is summarizing what you are listening to, writing down questions, etc. It should be an active process, not a passive one.

But this is a skill that takes time to cultivate. Writing down what you hear and then rewriting your notes later does accomplish the same task, and it gives you more time to do it.

Re:How to Study (2023) by MacOnly on Sunday February 11, 2024 @07:04AM (#39334452)
Thats great but not when the lecturer assumes you already took the notes down before going to the lecture and spends less then a minute on each slide filled with forumals