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Many studies, such as this one attest to the academic pressure and stress as a real issue confronting many students today. Exams period coupled with the pressure to deliver can be overwhelmingly stressful for all students.
Fortunately, there is a solution that can help you prepare for stressful exams, remember more from your textbooks, and increase your overall capacity while studying – Basmo. With Basmo, you can take your reading game to the next level and get more from every textbook you study. It can help you feel more in control of your learning and reduce the pressure you feel to achieve academic excellence.
Don’t let academic pressure get the best of you.
Use Basmo to study smarter, not harder.
Increase your reading comprehension by 78%
Many studies, such as The impact of note-taking on college students’ reading comprehension, published in the Journal of Developmental Education, show an increase of 78% in reading comprehension for students that take textbook notes vs students that don’t (see more Studies below). Basmo transforms the important process of note-taking into an breeze. It’s literally as easy as taking a photo of your textbook page. Basmo then instantly digitizes and auto-tagges your paragraph, making it easy to find it whenever you need it.
Can’t find that one passage or formula you need for completing your paper?
Say goodbye to wasting time flipping through your textbooks looking for that one important formula you need. With Basmo, you can instantly scan paragraphs from physical textbooks to digitize them. This means you’re always one search away from your valued textbook passage!
Worried about losing all your hard work?
Every single study note you’ve saved in Basmo is forever secured in the cloud. With Basmo, you won’t have to worry about losing your notes ever again!
Tired of carrying around heavy notebooks and losing your notes?
Keep all your valuable study notes in your pocket. Whether you’re on the bus, waiting for a friend, or just need a quick study break, Basmo has got you covered. You can access all your textbook notes instantly by simply opening Basmo.
Studying books and textbooks in different formats? No worries.
Basmo syncs with Kindle, imports all your Kindle Highlights, and even allows you to save study notes from audiobooks. Keep all your notes in one app.
Have you ever missed a class and had to beg your classmates for notes?
With Basmo, you can instantly share your study notes with your classmates without having to worry about missing important information. Simply create a private link and your classmates can access your notes from the web. Sharing is caring, and with Basmo, sharing your notes has never been easier.
Study anywhere and access notes on all devices.
Easily transfer your book notes to any device or platform. Export your notes via Notion and you’ll be able to access and edit them from anywhere, whether you’re on your laptop or on the web. Not only that, but Notion can export your notes to any format you need! Say goodbye to compatibility issues and hello to easy access to all your notes!
Studies
Note-taking and reading comprehension among secondary students in online and traditional classrooms
Participants: 100 secondary school students (50 in online classrooms and 50 in traditional classrooms)
Methods: Students were randomly assigned to either a note-taking or no-note-taking group. Both groups were asked to read a text passage and then answer comprehension questions.
Results: The note-taking group had significantly higher reading comprehension scores than the no-note-taking group. The effect size was 58%.
The impact of note-taking on college students’ reading comprehension
Participants: 80 college students
Methods: Students were randomly assigned to a note-taking or no-note-taking group. Both groups were asked to read a text passage and then answer comprehension questions.
Results: The note-taking group had significantly higher reading comprehension scores than the no-note-taking group. The effect size was 78%.
The effects of note-taking on middle school students’ reading comprehension
Participants: 60 middle school students
Methods: Students were randomly assigned to a note-taking or no-note-taking group. Both groups were asked to read a text passage and then answer comprehension questions.
Results: The note-taking group had significantly higher reading comprehension scores than the no-note-taking group. The effect size was 27%.
The impact of note-taking on high school students’ reading comprehension
Participants: 75 high school students
Methods: Students were randomly assigned to a note-taking or no-note-taking group. Both groups were asked to read a text passage and then answer comprehension questions.
Results: The note-taking group had significantly higher reading comprehension scores than the no-note-taking group. The effect size was 53%.
The impact of note-taking on elementary school students’ reading comprehension
Participants: 50 elementary school students
Methods: Students were randomly assigned to a note-taking or no-note-taking group. Both groups were asked to read a text passage and then answer comprehension questions.
Results: The note-taking group had significantly higher reading comprehension scores than the no-note-taking group. The effect size was 29%.