hey guys, just a question that's sorta psych related, but not exactly. So basically my question is: Should i use time to create my own extensive list of notes or should i just use others' notes that have already been created? i could make my own, and i do see the benefits of doing so, but it seems time-consuming (especially if i did this for all my subjects) ! thanks guuysss
I did psych this year.... IMO DONT MAKE YOUR OWN NOTES!!!!
If anything, purely write out some basic superficial notes in class during the class lectures, this allowed to process the information a lot better when I was writing it down. The main reason I say not to make your own notes is because
1) You don't want to deviate from the specific wording of the textbook and of other company notes - I did this a lot an ended up screwing up my notes because I misinterpreted what was key and wasn't. I AM NOT SAYING THAT YOU SHOULD ROTE LEARN THE TEXTBOOK OR COMPANY NOTES, but I suggest you get familiar with the manner in which they talk about the topic and what is emphasised opposed to spending time on actually translating the content into your own words and recording them as notes.
2) Time, I never found it to be a useful way to use my time, I preferred familiarizing myself with the TEXTBOOK ( OXFORD is written by the Ex chief examiner) and being able to use similar language in my sacs.
If anything, I highly suggest you annotate your textbook with new information you learn in class or key examples you may want to use, also I did take notes in class but this was purely so I could copy down HOW the teacher talked or spoke about the concept themselves and I would then analyse the way they spoke about the topic so I could use similar language in my answers. After all, your sacs are marked by the people teaching you, you may as well use what they teach you in your sac responses.
Regardless it is all up to the individual, the strategy can get very messy come exam time, I relied on the textbook and my short term memory for SACS but that didn't work out well for the exam.....