Taking notes. The Vision of Mexican university students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the university students' vision of taking notes in the Mexican educational context and to relate it to gender, the semester being studied and the area of knowledge. A descriptive exploratory study was carried out with 549 students from three Mexican public universities. The results show that students frequently take notes and consider note taking as a very useful resource for learning. Students say that is easy and interesting, and that their notes are usually written on paper, prioritizing the use of information coming from the teacher during their oral presentation as well as from their presentation in class. Significant differences were identified between the students' view on note taking and the variables studied.