Abstract:

The aim of this research is to study the effects of note-taking strategy on history achievement and retention. Juniors (31 females and 41 males) attending History of Turkish Republic course participated at this research. The pre- and post-test experimental design with a control group was utilized. One of the groups was taught note-taking strategy and the other group was taught traditionally. Before the treatment, the students in the experimental group were trained as to use note-taking strategy. The data of the research were collected through Achievement Tests. Arithmetic Mean, Standard Deviation, t test, Dependent t test, were used to analyze the data. The research has yielded the following results: note-taking strategy is more effective on history achievement and retention than traditional instruction. Effects of note-taking strategy instruction on students' achievement and retention.

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