The literature on notetaking is reviewed, including theoretical perspectives and listener- and lecturer-controlled variables influencing both the encoding function and storage functions of notetaking. Findings are applied to training secondary and postsecondary students with learning disabilities in notetaking skills. (DB)

The effect of a lecture pausing procedure on performance of 15 learning-disabled and 15 nondisabled college students was evaluated. Findings indicate that 2-minute pauses spaced at logical breaks during videotaped lectures effectively enhanced student performance on immediate free-recall and objective test measures but not on long-term free…