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Optimising The Use Of Note-Taking As An External Cognitive Aid For Increasing Learning, Tamas Makany, Jonathan Kemp, Itiel E. Dror
Optimising The Use Of Note-Taking As An External Cognitive Aid For Increasing Learning, Tamas Makany, Jonathan Kemp, Itiel E. Dror
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
Taking notes is of uttermost importance in academic and commercial use and success. Different techniques for note-taking utilise different cognitive processes and strategies. This experimental study examined ways to enhance cognitive performance via different note-taking techniques. By comparing performances of traditional, linear style note-taking with alternative non-linear technique, we aimed to examine the efficiency and importance of different ways of taking notes. Twenty-six volunteer adult learners from an information management course participated in this study. Cognitive performance scores from a traditional linear note-taking group were compared with another group by using a commercially available non-linear note-taking technique. Both groups were …
Support For Youth Workers: Slipping On The Social Curve, John K E Tan
Support For Youth Workers: Slipping On The Social Curve, John K E Tan
Social Space
What are the issues concerning the training of our youth workers? What support exists for them? Are we creating a vacuum where we are grooming an increasing number of youth workers and not providing enough resources to ensure their sustenance? Children-At- Risk Empowerment Association's (CARE Singapore) John K E Tan sheds some light on this matter.