ALT Students who take accurate notes and study them later consistently receive higher test scores than students who only listen to the lecture and read the text (Baker & Lombardi, 1985; Carrier, 1983; Kierwa, 1987; Norton & Hartley, 1986). Inaccurate and incomplete lecture notes are of limited value for subsequent study. Guided Notes help level the playing field between students with and without good notetaking skills… Guided Notes increase students' active engagement with course content. To complete their Guided Notes, students must actively respond to the lecture's content by listening, looking, thinking, and writing.