<p>this year, I decided to use a 3-ring binder to take all of my notes in thinking it would be more practical to be able to put pages in when I need to or rearrange pages. however, as the year progressed, i stopped putting pages in my binder. honestly, i do not know how it happened, but eventually i had pages of notes in random places and all over the floor of my room. i know this may be a silly question, but i feel like something as simple as whether you take notes in a binder or notebook could affect one's performance in a class. i know some may say you should take notes in whatever makes you comfortable, but what do you guys use? notebook, binder/looseleaf, clipboard? and why</p>
<p>Ill only use a notebook with leaflets if the teacher collects the notes, or requires a binder. I used to always use 3-ring notebooks with math, but all the pencil marks would rub more than it would in a notebook, which would blur my writing..not good! Notebooks do really help with keeping everything together.</p>
<p>same here....i only use notebook except in english where my teacher requires a binder...but he frequently collects and checks the notes...so i HAVE to keep everything in order..notebooks are better IMO</p>
<p>For history, I use a binder with one divider. All my notes are behind the divider in order. In front of the divider I stick a ton of looseleaf paper which I then use for note-taking, and when I'm done with my notes for the day I stick that paper behind the divider. It works for me because the divider prevents pages from getting ripped out, and we have to take like six pages of notes a day.</p>
<p>Actually I use binders for just about everything, except for math "homework." My teachers give out handouts, etc.</p>
<p>I use a folder AND a 3-ring notebook. I used the 3-ring notebooks to keep my notes of previous units in, and I use the folder (the type w/ ~12 subjects) to keep my current-unit notes. So I just take out a sheet of loose leaf and write on that and then slip it into my folder.</p>
<p>I use a combination of both as well. I have a binder for precalc and psych, which are very handout heavy, but a notebook for english, which is mostly notes.</p>
<p>I used to have all binders, but it quickly became annoying when I wasn't really using them. I finished my junior year with maybe 10 pages of notes in my physics binder- definitely not worth dragging around a two inch binder if that was all I was going to do with it.</p>
<p>here's a practical solution:</p>
<p>don't take notes - record!</p>
<p>it saves time, paper, ink and energy. Plus, you'll actually listen to what the teachers are saying.</p>
<p>stuck-on-1700, I think that works best only if you're an auditory learner.</p>
<p>For me, I have to hear the information in an lecture AND take notes in order to fully learn it and not have to cram it in before a test.</p>
<p>In my engineering classes, I type my notes for the lectures (since we sit right in fron of a computer while the teacher talks), but in other classes, I use notebooks.
The only way I don't lose my notebooks is to then tuck the notebook in the textbook with the spiral pointing out.</p>
<p>why not record then take notes as you listen to it a second time. It helps you learn the material AND you'll also be taking your notes.</p>
<p>In high school I took all my notes in notebooks and kept handouts in a binder. It keeps everything in one place, which is nice. </p>
<p>Lately, in university, I've been using my laptop to take notes. A lot of profs post their powerpoint slides for the lecture online and then you can just annotate them as you listen. If you do this, however, you need to have enough self-control to not talk on msn, go on facebook, or watch movies during class!!! I see a lot of this in lecture halls, and it makes me wonder why people even bother coming.</p>
<p>I don't know...I just take notes with whatever I have available. I always run out of paper, too.</p>
<p>Also, I would like to add, you should get permission from your teacher/prof to record lectures since their lectures are technically their "property". </p>
<p>I have found that recording lectures (with the prof's permission) has helped me retain the necessary information since I am an auditory learner. I cannot grasp information from the textbooks, but I can grasp it when I hear the professor teach it to me. :)</p>
<p>I know that this should be another thread, however, if you are an auditory learner, what do you do to study for exams?</p>
<p>I'm an auditory/verbal learner. I find it helps to explain subjects I'm studying to my parents, friends, etc and "teach" them about it.</p>
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<p>A week ago in my cognitive psychology class, my prof explained a study involving test taking abilities. I don't want to go too in depth, however, it was shown that you retain more information when you quiz yourself, than just memorizing the material before an exam. </p>
<p>I usually just memorize things while saying them aloud, however, I decided to quiz myself (and say everything out loud) for my exam today. We'll see the results. :)</p>
<p>While we are on the subject of this, it helps to study in the place where you are taking the actual exam.<br>
Also, you NEED sleep. It's better to get sleep than pull an all-nighter. Trust me. :) And, please do not use adderrol or other drugs to stay awake (coffee is an exception) because I've seen college students on it and heard them throwing up in the bathroom while I was studying. Gross.</p>
<p>My perfect solution: Write notes in a notebook...and then type your notes in correct order and format (reading them out loud/recording if you're that type of learner) and put those in a binder. </p>
<p>You can bring the binder anywhere, your notes are neat, in the right order, and you get all types of learning (through writing/connecting/listening)</p>
<p>i use notebooks and folders beacuse when i use binders i end up stuffing all my notes in the pockets instead of actually organizing. plus they are lighter than carrying around binders</p>
<p>i like notebooks. binders are too much of a hassle and they get heavy over the year</p>
<p>i think there seems to be a correlation between smart people (not necessarily studious) and using notebooks. I find the studious goody two shoes use binders, whereas the slightly disorganized intelligence ppl like myself and some CC's use notebooks. I dunno why-does anyone support this?
I always buy binders and never end up using them. I prefer notebooks especially for math.</p>
<p>NOTEBOOKS!</p>
<p>This is what usually happens with a binder:
1. I buy a nice pretty binder
2. I take my binder to class including lots of pretty binder paper
3. I take my binder home and reorganise my pages to create a pretty binder
4. When I enter 1/4 of the school year, I realize that the binder feels kinda heavy
5. I stop taking the binder to school and just take notes on loose sheets of paper and plan on putting them into the binder at home
6. I arrive home and I forget about my papers
7. When I enter 1/2 of the school year, my papers are all scrunched up in the bottom of my bag, inside my pockets, under my bed, etc..
8. During my midyears and finals, I get SCREWED.</p>