Educational Research suggests the following:

Statistics:

1. 11% of lecture material is recorded by the average Freshman.
2. Less than 40% of lecture material is recorded by the average college student.
3. 62% of lecture material is recorded by the average 'A' student.

Facts:

1. The review of notes is more important than the process of recording them.
2. Hartley & Davis (1978) find that students arrive at college ill-prepared for the 

     demands of a lecture situation.
3. Catts (1987) finds that average students and above-average students benefit

     from extensive and well-organized notes.
4. Berliner (1971), Peper & Mayer (1973), and DaVesta & Gray (1973) question

     whether low-ability students should take notes at all.
5. Research indicates that low-ability students who do NOT take notes in class

     score better on "near transfer questions" (those involving retention of

     information given in lecture). If the lecture rate is fast and/or the material is

     unfamiliar, notetaking is less likely to be effective because the learner is NOT

     able to engage in the "generative encoding process."
6. Notetaking services are designed to be a supplemental tool to increase a

    student's understanding and gives an excellent means with which to compare 

    their notes. The service provides notes that an average or above-average 

    student may have missed. For poor notetakers, the service provides notes that 

    contain important points of the lecture that the student may have missed by 

    trying to write down everything said in a class.

Nittany Notes suggests the following:

1. 93% of students say Nittany Notes are more organized and , therefore, more

    effective for studying.
2. 82% of students attend class and use Nittany Notes as a supplement.
3. 54% of students using Nittany Notes and attending class say knowing they will 

    have typed, organized notes available to them allows them to listen more 

    attentively during lecture.
4. The average notetaker's GPA is 3.5+. The average Nittany Notes user's GPA 

    is 3.2+.

The "you" List:

You will benefit from Nittany Notes if:
1. You take unorganized notes.
2. You miss details in lecture while taking your own notes.
3. You are sometimes late for class.
4. You want to maintain an 'A' average.
5. You want to compare notes with a top student's.
6. You want to boost your own GPA.
7. You cannot read your own messy notes.
8. You missed class.
9. You want a study guide.
10. You have trouble hearing or understanding your lecturer.
11. You study well from typed, organized notes.
12. You want to...

Be on Your Way to an A!