Preparing Notes is better as it helps you in reflecting upon and evaluating the ideas you have recorded or understood. It refines the ideas you have and selects those which are useful to you.

Benefits of preparing notes:

• Follow up after class- It helps you to figure out any concepts you may have missed or not fully understood in class. Find out what may be missing and what you need to add or learn.
• Staying organized- It helps in locating important terms and information when studying for an exam. This allows you to find the material easily.
• Group similar concepts- It makes studying and memorization easier and can serve as an effective study guide. It helps in connecting the main concept and connecting it to smaller, related concepts.
• Learning- It helps in engaging with the topic by listening and then summarizing what you hear helps you understand and remember the information later.
• Improves organizational skills- It helps in being more efficient at organizing information. It makes complex topics becomes easier.
• Increases creativity- It helps in organizing ideas and focusing on a particular subject and expanding on ideas through knowledge retention.
• Prioritizing skillsIt helps students in selecting important material and discard unnecessary matter or information.
• Passive Learning- Preparing notes activates the sense of responsibility of learning by the learner.
• Aids memory- Notes make you revisit ideas and information to make them stick easily in our mind and make us remember ideas over the long term.
• Boosts the understanding - It helps in Finding where new ideas can fit in with what you already know and makes you familiar with the unknown concepts in your knowledge.