Amount you are likely to recall if you do review.
Amount you are likely to recall if you do not review.

Reviewing notes after class each day, or at least before you go to bed, will help recall, as the graph shows.  At the end of nine weeks, those who reviewed their notes within a day recalled about 75% of the information.  Those who did not review their notes were unable to recall even 50% of the information after one day and only a little more than 20% of the information after nine weeks.

We learn through repetition.  When you review your notes, you may  want to add additional information you recall from class or add questions in the margins to help you study the material later.  You may also find that you don't understand some of the things you wrote so you may want to ask the professor or a friend in the class to get clarification.

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