WHAT IS NOTE TAKING?
~ Writing down ideas from lecturers in your own words.
WHY TAKE NOTES?
- To pay attention in class.
- To study for quiz, tests/ final exam.
- Improve our memory.
- To take ownership of ideas.
- Engage our senses.
- Organize and process data and information.
WHY REVIEW NOTES?
- We lose 80% of what we hear.
- Identify any questions for peers.
- There is not enough time to absorb all the information given in class.
TAKE TIME EVERY DAY TO REVIEW NOTES
KEY TO NOTE TAKING SUCCESS
Before Class :
- Review the notes from the day before.
- Review your reading assignment.
- Make sure you have paper, text, pens/pencils and handout.
- Write the date at the top of your paper for notes.
- Leave spaces between the lines so that you can add.
Physical Factors :
1) Seating
- Near the front and center
- Better vision and hearing
- Avoid distraction
- Doorways, window glare etc
- Peers
HOW DO WE TAKE NOTES?
- Date and label notes
- Give ourselves space to write
- Use abbreviations and symbols
- Use an outline to show: - Main ideas, Supports & Examples
- Use our own language
WHILE TAKING NOTES :
- Be an aggressive, not a passive, listener
- Ask questions and discuss if its permitted
MOOD OF LECTURER
- OBSERVATION is key.
KEY ACTIONS TO NOTE AS YOU OBSERVE YOUR INSTRUCTOR :
- Be alert to repetition
- Watch the board or overhead projector
- Notice the instructor's interest level
METHODS FOR TAKING NOTES :
1) Cornell Note Taking
2) Two Column Method
3) OUTLINING
4) MAPPING METHOD
5) SENTENCE METHOD
HOW DO WE REVIEW AFTER A CLASS?
- Review notes along with the book.
- Create your own examples.
- Discuss and compare notes with others.
- Re-write notes.
- Practice those skills you wish to develop.
- Ask professor for clarification.
