REASONS OF POOR CONCENTRATION

- Poor nutrition

- Sleep deprivation

- Symptoms of depression

-  Lack of knowledge makes students less interested to focus on the lecture

- Struggle to understand the lecture

- Unhealthy lifestyle

STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CONCENTRATION

- Eat a balanced diet

- Create a quality timetable to manage your time correctly

- Calming yourself down first and do something you love. If these method does not work out, refer to the counselor

- Participate in class and become an active learner to gain more knowledge

- Always ask the questions of your lecturer until you fully understand what is the lecture about

- Exercise regularly

Writing down ideas from lectures and reading in our own word

WHY TAKES NOTES

- Help us to pay attention in class

- Promotes active listening

- Helps us study for quiz, test/final exam

- Helps us improve our memory

HOW DO WE TAKE NOTES?

- Date and label notes

- Give ourselves space to write

- Use abbreviations and symbols

- Use an outline to show main ideas, supports and examples

THE CORNELL NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM

– has an excellent format for setting up your note page. Use an 8.5 ny 11 inch notebook. It has a recall/cue column and a summary column at the end.

Note Taking Area: Record lecture as fully and as meaningfully as possible.

Cue Column: As you're taking notes, keep cue column empty. Soon after the lecture, reduce your notes to concise jottings as clues for Reciting, Reviewing, and Reflecting.

Summaries: Sum up each page of your notes in a sentence or two.