What is Longhand Notes

While students once had only pen and paper to use to take notes, multiple technologies are now available to do the job. The focus of this research is not the choice of method to use for note taking but if students do take notes, and if they consider the process helpful or not. A before and after design is employed; the treatment is the practice of note taking and student perceptions of the outcome is explored. The outcome is do they think note taking helps them retain information such that their grades improve. Students are from a set of sociology and criminal justice classes.