I made a visual version of my notes on Mendelian Genetics from my Biology class for this week’s Sunday Sketch assignment. I had some difficulty deciding how to structure it, but once I was done, I found that it is easier to review notes taken in visual form than it is to review notes taken in written form. It was also much quicker to draw out Mendel’s experiment with filial generations of pea plants than it was to write out paragraphs explaining the experiment. The only concern I have is that if I study visual notes instead of written notes, I will have trouble explaining the concepts in written form on an exam that requires written answers. With written notes, I can memorize what I’ve written so that I can be sure to explain the concepts with clarity on an exam.
