ITEMISING POINTS HAS SEVERAL ADVANTAGES. FIRSTLY, EACH ITEM PROVIDE...

4. Itemising points has several advantages. Firstly, each item provides a peg on which detail may be hung.

Secondly, while it may be obvious to the lecturer that he is going on to a fresh point this is not so obvious to the

listener, least of all the student who is not already familiar with the topic. Thirdly, if a student day -dreams, or has

microsleeps, he may easily lose the thread of an argument. If points are itemised he will know when he misses one

and he will be able to pick up the lecturer's drift again more easily, latching on to the point that follows. He may

also be able to fill in the missing point with the help of another student later. Just as most people are unaware that

they dream 3 or 4 times each night so most students are probably unaware how much their minds wander during

lectures. Fourthly, itemisation is an aid to memory. Revision from notes is more thorough if the students know

"there are five points to be remembered on this topic and seven on the other."