Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the note-taking experiences of university students using paper-based (non-electronic) and paperless (electronic) resources. By means of a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, the note-taking experiences of 18 students from an international program at a university in Belgium were examined throughout a semester. In order to document these students’ practices with paper-based and paperless resources, four data collection methods were used: (a) in-depth interviews (b) observations (c) focus group discussions and (d) document analysis of students’ lecture notes. The results showed that students experience note-taking as a complex phenomenon in which lived body, lived human relations, lived space and lived time come into play, and in which they try to find a balance between multiple engagements, between autonomy and authority, between attention and distraction, and between being original and mirroring others. This struggle for balance occurs irrespective of which medium (paper-based or paperless) they choose to use. These results provide an in-depth view of the phenomenon, and also highlight the complexity of the note-taking experience.

摘要

本研究的目的是探讨大学生使用纸质（非电子）和无纸（电子）资源做笔记的体验。通过解释学现象学方法，比利时一所大学国际项目的 18 名学生在一个学期内的笔记经验得到了检验。为了用纸质和无纸化资源记录这些学生的实践，使用了四种数据收集方法：(a) 深度访谈 (b) 观察 (c) 焦点小组讨论和 (d) 学生讲座的文件分析笔记。结果表明，学生将记笔记视为一种复杂的现象，其中活的身体、活的人际关系、活的空间和活的时间发挥作用，他们试图在多种参与之间找到平衡，在自主和权威之间，在注意力和分心之间，在原创和模仿他人之间。无论他们选择使用哪种媒介（纸质的或无纸的），这种平衡的斗争都会发生。这些结果提供了对该现象的深入了解，同时也突出了笔记体验的复杂性。