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By avoiding writing every word uttered by the lecturer, you will reduce the amount of material and restrict yourself to essential facts and ideas.
Using key words allows you to expand on them in your first review. Looking for key words, patterns and ideas, will help to reduce the material.
By writing notes in your own words, you are forcing yourself to be an active learner. Non-linear (mind maps) also encourage you to link concepts and be an active and visual learner.
Anything which a lecturer takes the time to write up on the board or produce as a diagram, graph or handout, should be regarded as an exam clue.
And finally, readable notes with lots of blank spaces will aid the review process.
Did you notice how many times review is mentioned in this section?
