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Effects of Writing Summaries as a Generative Learning Activity during Note Taking.

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Davis, Martha; Hult, Richard E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1997

Investigates the efficiency of a novel addition to the routine of note taking, writing brief summaries of the lecture material during four-minute breaks within the lecture. A group of students wrote three sets of summaries during a 21-minute lecture and showed significant improvement in understanding over other groups. (MJP)

Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Higher Education, Intentional Learning, Learning Activities