1. Go to class prepared.
"Always have a plan and believe in it. Nothing good happens by accident." -- Chuck Knox, NFL football coach2. Improve your listening skills.
"Learn how to listen and you will prosper even from those who talk badly." -- Plutarch (A.D. 46 - 120).3. Develop a notetaking method that works for you.
"Learn, compare, collect the facts." - Ivan Petrovic Pavlov (1849 - 1936),4. Play close attention to content.
"There is a great difference between knowing a thing and understanding it." - Charles Kettering (1876 - 1958),5. Review and edit your notes.
"Ideas won't keep; something must be done about them." - Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947),This is a good video that I have looked at in college and I believe that the tips that it involves is very helpful.
One key think I would like to finish this off with it, that if one takes too many notes it can all just look like a big mess. But if you only take down key points, or even built points. Your grads will hopefully in prove and you will suffer less for test anxiety.
So thank you for raeding and best of luck in your note taking.