College life: Tips on how to ace your biology class
Steven Rindner is a bio student who shares helpful information in his series of blogs. Today, he discusses a few tips on how students can do well in their biology classes. Most of these tips revolve around note-taking.
Reading and lecture notes
Steven Rindner mentions that advanced reading can be helpful, especially when studying biology in college. It allows students to have an idea of what their professors will be teaching.
It is always good to take notes with the key terms and other important points to remember the readings. This enables students to compare what they’ve read with what they will learn from the lecture. Some students label their reading notes and put dates on their lecture notes to tell one another.
Key concepts
Being an active listener has always been beneficial for anyone, especially students. Steven Rindner suggests that fellow students quickly write down the key concepts they might need to remember and set aside the need for pristine notes later.
However, for those who want clean and organized notes, rewriting can also help them recall what they learned earlier.
Color
Color can make new terms and key concepts stand out on the page. Highlighting new words or using a different colored pen makes these terms stand out and help one remember what they’ve learned.
Bio major Steven Rindner points out that using different colors to mark concepts, terms, and processes will facilitate better memorization and understanding.
