Why Mind Map?

1. Adds Structure - Mind mapping can help you record information in a structure that suits your learning style and means something to you. The content may be coming at you thick and fast but a mind map allows you to put information where you want it and make the necessary connections.
2. Helps Review - highlight key areas, gaps in your understanding and list questions that need to be addressed.
3. Easily Updated - you can use the empty space in your mind map to add new information and to expand on your understanding of the work during the lecture session.
4. Better Recall - By having all of the information covered in a session incorporated into a single mind map, many students find this an aid to them remembering what was covered.
5. Prompts Questions - You mind map should raise some questions about the information you have received. These questions will need to be followed up on so it is important do develop your own set of symbols which will prompt further action by you.
6. Helps Exam Preparation - Imagine how useful it would be if you had a set of mind maps for each of your lectures! These mind maps would show you the areas where you had difficulty and include the follow-up information you added in order to clear these problems up. You would also be able to construct a mind map of the entire subject prior to the exam and this would help you identify the key themes and likely exam questions.