http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/note_taking Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 04 May 2026 10:50:16 -0400 Mon, 04 May 2026 10:50:16 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/87/enhancing-the-recall-of-presented-material-for-undergraduate-students By Kristin M. McDowell - The hypotheses regarding the handouts themselves were questioning the effectiveness of having a handout that contained lines on the paper to write on versus handouts that have blank space for students to write on.  Short-term recall seems to be increased when material on handouts has more room for notes but also includes skeletal information on the lesson being taught (Larson, 2009).  If half the information of the lecture is given on the handout and the student takes notes during the lecture, information is committed more to memory than if the student took no notes or if the student... Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:36 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/87/enhancing-the-recall-of-presented-material-for-undergraduate-students