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SylviaLynn
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27 Dec 2011, 11:14 am

In university classes lectures contain a lot of information that is not in books. Some professors barely use the book. Notes are necessary, but students who have trouble taking notes have other options. You could record the lecture. You could get the notes from another student. You could get the notes from the teacher.

I worked in the student support services department of my local university. One of my tasks was transcribing lectures from recorded tapes for students with disabilities. Some students were paid to take notes for other students.

I don't know how it works in other countries, but it's worth checking out.

In earlier grades part of the reason they have students taking notes is to get practice for university. You might try talking to your instructor about your difficulties. Some might work with you.


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27 Dec 2011, 11:50 am

My problem was always that unless the teacher specifically told us what to write down, I didn't know what was important enough to write and what wasn't. I would end up writing down the useless stuff instead of the important stuff. Also, by the time I figured out something was important and should have been written down, the teacher had already moved on and I couldn't remember what to write.



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27 Dec 2011, 12:15 pm

If I never took notes, I'd never remember anything from the class.
It's hard, though, to know what is important and what isn't,
and my writing style- gripping the pen with all my might, and a very hard press against paper-
leaves my arm numb.


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27 Dec 2011, 12:26 pm

Currently I'm a uni student and i'm provided with a note taker for all my lectures as I have terrible issues taking notes and also understanding what is going on due to sensory issues, so much so that with all my lectures, I remember going in, an outline of what the lecture was about, but when asked I could not say anything that happened.

Wondered if anyone else had this issue in lectures. I use to have this in school as well.



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27 Dec 2011, 12:37 pm

Don't be afraid to ask for accommodations. It's not a special advantage, it's just a level playing field. If sensory or attentional issues make it difficult to take tests in class you can take tests in private with a proctor. It's IEP for grown ups. For those who are still in primary or secondary, speak up for yourselves about what you need. Self-advocacy is a great skill to develop.


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27 Dec 2011, 12:41 pm

The_Walrus wrote:
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During the whole of my GCSE years, I never took notes and I got mostly good grades. Honestly, some peoples' minds just work better without having to take notes, and teachers need to respect that.

GCSEs are very simple. I barely did any revision and did excellently.

I take notes on my A-Level work because teachers often tell you things that aren't in the textbook, or actually tell you how to answer questions.


Good point. I take notes on an iPad during A Level lessons because looking at them later is useful sometimes. At GCSE level there's absolutely no point though.



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27 Dec 2011, 12:56 pm

Me and my friend got yelled at by our music teacher for not writing things down what she says. But I wasn't a very quick writer, and I prefered to sit and listen, and perhaps write down the odd word what could come in handy. But that wasn't good enough for her, she still accused me of ''not listening'' just because I wasn't writing enough down.

I didn't care for music much anyway, it was too complicated for me, I didn't know anyone else in the group only my friend who I sat next to, and the teacher used to waffle on about things what I wasn't sure what I should write down or not anyway.


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27 Dec 2011, 1:00 pm

People who are bad at writing but still need a record of what the teacher says need a laptop, a tablet, or a voice recorder. SEN at your school/college/university should provide these provisions, talk to them about it.



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27 Dec 2011, 1:28 pm

I've actually never had problems with taking notes. It's a good brush up before a test, because I have a small fear of forgetting things.

Everyone's different, I guess.


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