The Importance of Coherent Note-Taking for Building Arguments

Students often take disconnected notes, which results in incoherent papers. By changing their note-taking strategy to an ongoing thinking process, it can improve the quality of their work. Additionally, students tend to shy away from expressing their own ideas and judgment. A system that forces them to make their thoughts explicit and connect them to the ideas of others can help bridge this gap. The process of note-taking involves collecting, connecting, and contextualizing ideas.