Notes vs Annotation vs Combination

[NearnstPotentia]

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Notes
Annotations
Combination

 

[shadowfox87]

I make my own study guide USING my annotated primary notes (I don't know what category that is above, so I chose 1st one). I never go back to my primary notes though b/c my study guide should contain everything in it already. Plus, I add pics (figures, histology, gross, tables) and relevant paragraphs from e-books. It ends up being a really good study guide (the type that other students after you will use for many generations). I highlight it also. It's all on word, so easy to edit and search for anything.

 

[Isoprop]

I found annotations to be the best "bang for buck" so far. Taking notes is just sooo time-consuming that if I do create a study guide, it better be really high yield information.

If it takes 3 hours to take notes on the material, I could have annotated and learned the material in half that time.

 

[rigid]

I just read over material until its stuck in my brain, notes and annotations seemed to be too much effort for me. Sometimes if its difficult i will read it then try and write it down on paper to see how much i can recall.

 

[mrwesticles]

I'm an outline man, myself.

 

[loveoforganic]

outlines/tables/reading notes

 

[Shadowmoses]

I just recently went from not taking any notes or annotations to doing both. When finals time came around I wish I had done something so it made review easier and faster. Annotating review books and making concept maps for more complicated stuff is what I'm doing so far.

I made notes first semester but that was basically me rewriting books so I stopped that.