What is the best to take notes during a lecture if you are more of a Kinesthetic Learner?
I am in a couple of lecture classes, but because I am still in High School, the teachers still tend to hold our hands a little bit with it. I feel like the level of intensity will change once I am in college and I would like to know how to be better prepared with it also considering the fact that I am a kinesthetic learner.
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4 answers
Justice’s Answer
Ginger,
Kinesthetic-tactile techniques are used in combination with visual and/or auditory study techniques, producing multi-sensory learning. Five studying tips for Kinesthetic learners: assemble charts and diagrams(help your mind comprehend the information and recognize patterns easily), take breaks when studying(30 minutes studying and a 5-10 minute break), combine and activity when studying(listening to an audio recording while doing different activities), use tools such as flashcards (engages different parts of your brain), and keep your fingers busy while studying (rewriting the notes).
High school and college lectures are very diverse, and it takes two different learning approaches to achieve the intellectual growth needed for high school and college. When approaching the time to attend college I suggest you have a meeting with your advisor. Your advisor is there to answer any questions you may have about the university and will guide you academically. Your advisors and professors want you to succeed. You should also set up one on one meetings with your professors to discuss your learning habits and what they can do for you to achieve academically.
During lectures take notes, draw the graphs given during the lectures, participate in class, and ask questions. When taking notes try writing in different colors and using different highlighters. You can write the term, definitions, important dates, places, and people in different colors. Another good tip is recording your lectures. You can listen to them again while you are studying or going to the gym. So, you are learning visually and auditory. While studying try rewriting your notes to organize them and try memorizing your notes. If you listen to the recording of the lecture while rewriting your notes you may notice you missed a few key points in the lectures.
http://www.breakthroughlearningcollege.com/memory/kinesthetic-memory/kinesthetic-learning-style/
https://www.brightoncollege.edu/study-tips-for-the-kinesthetic-learner/
Christelle’s Answer
It is not an exact science... I am 100% kinesthetic , however charts or flash cards do not help me.
Pacing helps me.
Reading my notes out loud while keeping my hands busy helps me; I can tell you what I was doing while I was learning about this or that. It’s like my brain is associating the position of my body in space with the kknowledge i am trying to assimilate.
I used to follow the same routine while studying for my nursing classes: same smell of candle burning, same format for my notes, same color coding... repetition was a determinant factor for me.
I hope you can find your own style and I wish you many successes.
Christelle
G. Mark’s Answer
I've found that a kinesthetic learner is better able to use note-taking methods that incorporate physicality -- pictures, diagrams, cartoons that portray action. And actually, most people respond well to that. Just look at people's doodles. They capture action a lot of the time. So I recommend Mind Mapping. I'd invite you to look on the internet for examples that will really help. But essentially, you start with a sheet of paper and place your main topic -- likely a picture or cartoon or any object with a name or label of some kind -- and as the subject progresses (you're listening to a lecture and getting your own ideas as it goes alone), you add sub-categories or details along lines you draw from that central picture. The diagram will end up looking like a tree or bush. Use colors, symbols, whatever you like that comes to your mind. The idea is to come up with a diagram that looks like how your own thoughts are arranged in your mind, and adding anything that pops into your head. You'll be taking notes in the format of your own thinking -- NOT the other way around. And if something silly or weird pops into your head, draw it. The result is that you'll have a paper copy of how your mind works in the language of your own mind. And you're not likely to misunderstand it or forget it.
Emi’s Answer
I'm the same way and I HIGHLY encourage you to write your notes instead of typing them. Some people find using different colored pencils helpful for organizing facts as they go. Think of what-ifs in your head, or write them down to ask after class - that will help you stay engaged.