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Cognitive effort during note taking

Piolat, Annie, Olive, Thierry, Kellogg, Ronald T.·2005·Applied Cognitive Psychology
DOI 10.1002/acp.1086
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Note taking is a complex activity that requires comprehension and selection of information and written production processes. Here we review the functions, abbreviation procedures, strategies, and working memory constraints of note taking with the aim of improving theoretical and practical understanding of the activity. The time urgency of selecting key points and recording them while comprehending new information at the same time places significant demands on the central executive and other components of working memory. Dual‐ and triple‐task procedures allow the measurement of the momentary cognitive effort or executive attention allocated to note taking. Comparative data show that note taking demands more effort than reading or learning. However, it requires less effort than the creative written composition of an original text. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Piolat, A., Olive, T., & Kellogg, R. T.
Affiliations
  • Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Saint Louis University (US)
Corresponding author
Piolat, Annie
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Venue
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-12-17
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
291-312
ISSN
  • 0888-4080 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-0720
DOI
10.1002/acp.1086
OpenAlex
W2119518809
Cited by
517
References
111
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FWCI
7.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Applied Cognitive Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
Keywords
note-taking, cognitive effort, working memory, central executive, executive attention, dual-task performance, note-taking strategies, abbreviations, information selection, written expression, creative writing

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