What predicts skill in lecture note taking?

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-180

  Peverly, Stephen T ^a   Ramaswamy, Vivek ^a   Brown, Cindy ^a   Sumowski, James ^a   Alidoost, Moona ^a   Garner, Joanna ^b,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Cognitive Learning Centers ^*  (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive processing; Expertise; Lecture note taking; Study skills; Transcription speed; Verbal working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847642174     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.1.167     Document Type: Article

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