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ERIC Number: EJ251741
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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What Is Learned in Note Taking?
Barnett, Jerrold E.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v73 n2 p181-92 Apr 1981
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of note taking and reviewing on learning from text. The findings supported the encoding function of note taking and demonstrated that unguided elaboration hindered performance on teacher-made tests. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Performance Factors, Review (Reexamination), Study Skills, Teacher Made Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Elaboration; Encoding; Note Taking