My notebooks are labelled, categorized, color-coded, and on their way toward being digitized.

I find myself referencing them if ever I forget a subject. They offer a unique perspective than what is in the internet (and doodles) since I wrote them. There are side-notes that help identify ideas, or things to keep in mind when thinking about a problem.

Google gives the theory, where my notes give the insight.

 

Good ideas with the note taking.

I'm going along with the intention of taking just a pad and pencil to lectures, with a seperate pad for each module. Note down important points, so as to get the information without wasting time, and then I plan to write the day's notes up in neat on my laptop. My thinking is, I'll have listened to the lecture, written down the notes, read the notes and written the notes again, all in one day.

I find it quicker and easier to scribble notes, but the typing up helps keep them neat and (hopefully) reinforces what I heard/wrote earlier.

I guess I will have to see how time goes.

 

Good ideas with the note taking.

I'm going along with the intention of taking just a pad and pencil to lectures, with a seperate pad for each module. Note down important points, so as to get the information without wasting time, and then I plan to write the day's notes up in neat on my laptop. My thinking is, I'll have listened to the lecture, written down the notes, read the notes and written the notes again, all in one day.

I find it quicker and easier to scribble notes, but the typing up helps keep them neat and (hopefully) reinforces what I heard/wrote earlier.

I guess I will have to see how time goes.

That sounds like an excellent plan. I hope you can make it a reality

Good luck!
Matt

 

On whether grades are everything: Yeah, grades definitely help if you want to continue your education in other universities, especially if they are located in the US. But other than that, I concur that grades aren't reflective of your general potential, just your ability to get good grades.
I believe you are of that opinion because you haven't seen how free, public eastern institutions work (I imagine education is free in Czech Republic, right Shagas?).

I have a similar opinion on this , Geo.
Yes the education is free in the czech republic (most government unis) if you are studying in the native language .

My notebooks are labelled, categorized, color-coded, and on their way toward being digitized.

That's pretty nice . I might actually try this again this year. I started electronics as a hobby but now it's starting to get pretty serious and sometimes dis-organisation of my data and project files really slaps me in the face .
The only thing that I have organised (relatively)concerning my electronics studies is my parts boxes.

 

Basically if you are able to organize your work ie. take notes , color code stuff , file your projects neatly then no doubt you should do it!

From some studies that I've read a year ago , it depends on the persons genetics and character(derived from the first) on how the person functions efficiently. Also traits such as introversy and extroversy, left or right hemisphere dominance all dictate on how a person "organizes" his/her work.

 

@ Shagas ,more college or other debates ,you will enjoy off-topic.

Tell us more about the education system in Prague.

 

Sparky,

That certainly is one way to increase retention of the material. The problem has always been that lectures are retained at a very low rate ... something like 5 percent.

Another thing one can do is if their textbook has objectives ... write the objective and answer it in your own words ... however many words that may take in your notebooks.

Not specifically related to a university course, but I used that technique, plus recording the information so I could listen to it when doing chores like cutting the grass ... helped increased the retention of the material. It does work well.

Here is a chart that is probably not properly credited ... as I found out later but never found further information about it ...