Learning How To Learn

I have always had a problem with lecture based classes. I could never pull out the information that I needed for the test. I would always study hard and take notes but I never seemed to have the information that was on the test. Recently I have taken a learning skills which I have learned many skills that have helped me. I went from getting 60-70% on my test to getting 104 on my last 2 exams. The secrets that I have learned in this class were fairly easy. The main tip I learned for lecture based classes where that you should pay attention to repetition and write down what ever is on the overhead. Also if you cant distinguish between main points and supporting point then you should write it as a paragraph and go back to make it in outline form. Do you have any tips or stories? How do you take notes?


Sean