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…ntermittently, as students achieve comprehension, should they take notes with a few goals in mind. 1) Express what they’ve learned — not just by listening, but by making any of the aforementioned connections — in language of their own. This will help them go from “being taught” something to knowing it for themselves. 2) Essentialize. Condense the wealth of information they’ve received down to a few fundamental ideas they can easily retain and use to recall the rest of their knowledge. 3) Organize knowledge to facilitate comprehension, retention, and recall — for example with lists, outlines, diagrams, or mnemonic devices.
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