Effective Note-taking. Good notes: trigger total recall of relevant material; can be used for all...

Effective Note-taking

Good notes:Good notes:

trigger total recall of relevant material;

can be used for all study purposes including:

revision

assignment writing

exam preparation

Lecture Note-takingLecture Note-taking

Take Notes, Study Notes And Take Notes, Study Notes And Recite Them!Recite Them!

Features of good notesFeatures of good notes

Efficient notes display the following features:

are organized into key points and minor points;

have line spaces so that you can add to your notes

later.

use abbreviations and symbols;

use visual techniques, e.g. highlighting, graphics;

record relevant source ;

The The 5R5R’s of Note-taking’s of Note-taking

During the lectureDuring the lecture, write all meaningful information legibly.

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After the lectureAfter the lecture, write a summary of the ideas and facts using key words as cue words.

Summarizing as you study helps to:

clarify meanings and relationships of ideas; reinforce continuity; strengthen memory retention; prepare for exams in advance.

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To study properlyTo study properly, you must recite all the information in your own words without looking at your notes or the text.

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•Think about your own ideas as you read over your notes. •Raise questions, then try to answer them creatively. •Record original ideas in your notebook and review them regularly. •Use your creative ideas when answering exam questions, in classroom discussions, and when writing papers.

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Before reading or studying new materialBefore reading or studying new material:take 10 minutes to review your older notes; skim over the main ideas and details.

Review enhances more effective retention of old material when adding new material to your memory system.

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Note-taking SystemsNote-taking Systems

The Cornell Method;The Outline Method;The Mapping Method;The Charting Method;The Sentence Method.

1-Cornell Method1-Cornell MethodUse 2 columns, a

review or key word column on the left, the note taking or detail column on the right (summary paper);

Use point form;Follow through with

the 5R’s of note-taking.

Cue Column:As you are taking

notes, keep cue column empty;

Soon after the lectureafter the lecture,

reduce your notes to concise jottings as clues for Reciting, Reviewing and Reflecting.

Note-taking Area:

Record lectures as fully and as meaningfully as possible.

Summary:Summary:Sum up each

page of your notes in a sentence or two.

2- The Outline Method2- The Outline MethodListen and then write

in points in an organized pattern based on space indentationindentation;

Example: Extrasensory perception definition: means of perceiving without use of sense organs. - three kinds: - telepathy: sending messages - clairvoyance: forecasting - psychokinesis: perceiving external events - current status: -no current research to support or refute - few psychologists say impossible - door open to future

•Place major major pointspoints farthest to the left;

•Indent each more specificmore specific point to the right.

3- The Mapping Method3- The Mapping Method

make a graphic representation of the content of a lecture;

relate facts and ideas to each other.

4- The Charting Method4- The Charting MethodSet up your paper in advance by columns columns

headedheaded by categories;As you listen, record information into the

appropriate category.

5- The Sentence Method5- The Sentence MethodWrite every thought, fact or topic on a

separate line, numbering as you progress;Use abbreviations.

Example :

A revolution is any occurrence that affects other aspects of life, such as economic life, social life, and so forth. Therefore revolutions cause change. (See page 29 to 30 in your text about this.)

Sample Notes: Sample Notes:

Revolution - occurrence that affects Revolution - occurrence that affects other aspects of life: e.g., other aspects of life: e.g., econecon., ., soclsocl., ., etc. C.f. text, etc. C.f. text, pppp. 29-30. 29-30

RememberRemember

Don't take down every word!

Don't write sentences!

Textbook Note-takingTextbook Note-takingYou may take notes in a You may take notes in a

number of ways. number of ways.

1- Marginal Notes1- Marginal NotesWrite key ideas and their brief

explanation opposite the paragraph in which they appear;

Summarize in the bottom margin the main ideas;

Use your own personal system of symbols to mark significant ideas: check marks, asterisks, highlighting….etc.

2- Binder Notes2- Binder NotesRestate briefly the major theme

from introductory paragraphs;

UseUse simple outline form to show logical important relationships between ideas;

ReviewReview notes immediately after completing the reading.

3- Underlining3- UnderliningUnderline sparingly—ONLY key termskey terms

and significant ideas in a sentence;

Reviewing these underlined concepts will assumingly bring forth the necessary understanding without reading the paragraph.

Don’t:Don’t: underline too much.

Example

Model example Look at the following paragraph that has the key and minor points identified.

Now Now looklook at how the information has been organised at how the information has been organised into into key pointskey points and and minor pointsminor points: :

Using Abbreviations for Note-Using Abbreviations for Note-takingtaking

Abbreviations are useful because they:

save time;

connect key points.

Cont’dCont’dUse standard abbreviationsstandard abbreviations and developdevelop your ownyour own. .

Shortening Shortening commonly used words is also a

way to save time when note-taking, e.g. nec - necessary imp - important

b/f - before How to abbreviateHow to abbreviateExamples of abbreviationsExamples of abbreviations

Sources:Sources:http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.htmlhttp://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/

content/1_StudySkills/05notetaking.htmhttp://www.ulrc.psu.edu/studyskills/

note_taking.html#5rhttp://www.dvc.edu/English/

Learning_Resources/textbook_note_taking.htm

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