When do students start taking notes? Maybe (just maybe) a better question: why do students take notes? I am not one for lecturing but I've noticed over time, students don't know how to take notes, potentially inhibiting conversations for class discussion. For what it's worth, I notice sometimes teachers can't take notes either (You know, the book that's so full of underlines and sticky notes that it can't possible be of any help). totally useless source: unugtp.is I can't help but feel taking notes is important. I did some digging, and it didn't take long to see that studies agree with me, "note‐taking influences learning by (a) ensuring that learners attend to information, (b) providing a version of the information that is particularly valuable to the individual learner, and through (c) direct effects of the activities involved in taking notes. Learning is strongly influenced by the particular note‐taking strategy an individual adopts" ( Howe