Note Taking

Jason Chao | Vanessa Rivera | Ricardo Contreras | Dharshan Vishwanatha

______________________________________________________________________________________ Pasadena City College ______________________________________________________________________________________

INTRODUCTION RESULTS DISCUSSION

Have you ever learned a new math The research data and its results
formula, or learned a new skill but soon indicates that reviewing your notes does
forgotten within few weeks? Never Figure 1. improve your understanding of the class
6 5 materials. Either in a long-term or short-
As students, we need to find effective Once How often term memory. The result from figure 3.
ways to keep us prepared and successful college consisted of (getPercentage)% of
in our classes. While also remembering Twice 7 students remembering information at all.
12
new set of information. One of the most review there
common study habits is to review the Three or more notes (need help)
notes that had been written down in
class. This research will answer the
benefits of reviewing information.

HYPOTHESIS When do you review your

People that review their notes multiple notes?
times develop a deeper understanding of Figure 2. 20
the class materials than people that
dont or only review their notes once. 15
When do
college 10
students view
there notes 5
after class.
METHOD 0
Right Don't
Population: Pasadena City College After revise
class at all
Sample: Random sample from PCC
students, a number of 30 participants.
How well do you remember
REFERENCES
Conduct: Quantitative gathering of concepts 3 months later?
data, from survey. The research will 20 Figure 3.
observe how reviewing ones notes, will
affect there understanding of class 15 How well do
materials. college
students
10
Independent variable: Types of remember
students, time of day, opinion concepts 3
5 months later
regrading the possible choice.

Data analysis: Statically analysis of 0

survey findings. None Extremely well