According to One Study in the Chapter,how Did Students Who

question 42

Multiple Choice

According to one study in the chapter,how did students who wrote out notes after reading compare to students who simply highlighted material after reading?

• A)Students who wrote out notes scored an average of one letter grade higher on tests. Writing notes is an active means of learning.Highlighting is passive in nature and requires minimal cognitive effort.
• B)Students who highlighted scored an average of one letter grade higher.
• C)Students who did not read the text scored the same as those who did read the text.
• D)Actually,taking notes and highlighting resulted in no difference. Students may believe that no difference in grades will occur but in fact it does

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