Primary notes is like a protototype or a 3D model of a building and secondary notes is similar to 2D building plan. More efforts are needed to prepare primary notes. Secondary notes is developed from primary notes. Secondary notes is for retention of learning contents, whereas the primary notes is for better understanding of the learning contents.
Prepare an exhaustive primary notes from different sources given below. One should develop primary notes like a 3D model of a building for better understanding. Put more efforts to prepare your detailed primary notes.
- Text book
- Classroom scribbling
- Lecture notes
- Guides
- Reference books
- Pertinent Youtube contents
- Recommended Internet contents
Primary notes may contain the following formats.
- Topic tree
- Bullet notes
- Concept maps
- Sketch notes
- Comparative chart
- Organisation chart
- Infographics
- Flash cards
- Fill in the blanks
- Terms and definitions
Prepare a short secondary notes with any of the following formats. It should be like a builder’s plan in a single page.
- Sketch notes
- Cheat sheet
- any one page document
- Truncated notes
- Menomonics
Always prepare for any test or exam only from your secondary notes. For a better understanding of concepts one may refer to their primary notes. Never go through the source of primary notes on the eve of the examination. Preparing a primary notes may take more time; but it should be done well before the examination dates. Once the primary notes is prepared, a secondary notes should be prepared. Develop the habit of going through the secondary notes as many times as possibe for retention of learning contents.
Always refer to your secondary notes for memorising the important points, formulae, equations, symbols, diagrams, etc before the exam. Study your primary notes well before the examination for better understanding.
Most of our students study from the textbook or guides just before the examination. An experienced learner will refer to secondary notes for memorising important contents just before the exam and he will do exhaustively the primary notes from the beginning of academic calendar. Alwasy develop the habbit of deep learning from primary notes and use secondary notes as a quick memorising tool. All the bets for the forthcoming examinations.
