The 2-column note taking is a learning strategy that many people use to write down information and get a clear understanding of used terms. The learning strategy is easily combined with other strategies, for example S5. The procedure is simple: Divide a sheet into two columns. Use the left column to write down a topic, statement, term or whatever you need to understand. Use the right column to write down relevant information; feel free to draw images if you need. One possible approach is to first go through the text and to just write key terms in the first column. …