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Cornell

Discover why Cornell note-taking is a valuable tool for students. Stimulate critical thinking, improve retention, and enhance organization skills. Learn how to effectively use this note-taking method.

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Cornell

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  1. Cornell Notes

  2. Why take notes? • Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. • Note taking helps students remember what is said in class. • A good set of notes can help students work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

  3. Why take notes? • Good notes allow students to help each other problem solve. • Good Notes help students organize and process data and information. • Helps student recall by getting them to process their notes 3 times. • Writing is a great tool for learning!

  4. History of Cornell Notes • Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk. • Designed in response to frustration over student test scores. • Meant to be easily used as a test study guide. • Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method.

  5. The Set Up 2 1/2” or 1/3 of the page Fold the bottom of the page up about ¼ of the paper.

  6. First & Last Name Class Title Period Date What Goes Where? Topic or Title Questions, Subtitles, Headings,etc. Students form their own questions from the info on the Notes using higher level thinking (Bloom’s or Costa’s). Class Notes Notes can be taken in any format: outline, bullet, concept map, etc. Summary: across the bottom of the last page or the first page of the day’s notes

  7. Date: 11/20/01 Title: Why take Cornell notes? P R O C E S S M a i n I d e a s ( i n p u t ) P R O C E S S M a i n I d e a s ( i n p u t ) ( o u t p u t ) ( o u t p u t ) Can be used to provide an outline of chapter or lecture. Organized by main ideas and details. How can Can be as detailed as necessary. Cornell notes Sequential -- take notes as they are given by instructor or help me text in an orderly fashion. organize my After class, write a summary of what you learned to ideas? clarify and reinforce learning and to assist retention. Can be used as study tool: Which side for 1. Define terms or explain concepts listed on left side. diagrams? 2. Identify the concept or term on the right side. Can be used to provide a "big picture" of the chapter or Why use lecture. concept maps? Organized by main ideas and sub-topics Limited in how much detail you can represent. Simultaneous - you can use this method for instructors who jump around from topic to topic. After class, you can add questions to the left side What are the Can be used as a study tool -- to get a quick overview benefits to me? and to determine whether you need more information or need to concentrate your study on specific topics.

  8. Summary is added at the end of ALL note pages on the subject (not each page). • Summary is added AFTER questions • are finished. • Summary is a summary of the information in the notes, usually about 4 sentences but depends on the amount of info in the notes.

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  10. Economics

  11. Warm Up • Give students the following situation: Yesterday afternoon, there was a fight that broke out in the gymnasium directly after the student-teacher basketball game. You are a security officer called in to respond to the fight. Your job is to find out what happened. How would you verify the facts surrounding this fight? (Vantage point) • LEFT Side

  12. Example (Diagram copied during lecture) (Questions about it ) • How do the ticks find the cattle? • Why don’t the ticks usually kill their host? • How could tick infestations in cattle impact humans?

  13. Review • In the large, right hand column, take notes like you normally would. • You may use any style of note-taking you wish: • outline format, • narrative format, • symbols, • short hand, etc. • ex. Texting

  14. Review • With your partner(s), create questions in the left hand column. • These questions should elicit critical thinking skills. • Levels 3through6 in Bloom’s Taxonomy.

  15. Bloom's Taxonomy 1.KNOWLEDGE: recalling information 2.COMPREHENSION: understanding meaning 3.APPLICATION: using learning in new situations 4.ANALYSIS: ability to see parts & relationships 5.SYNTHESIS: Use parts to create a new whole 6.EVALUATION: judgment based on criteria

  16. More Details Your questions should reflect: • Info you don’t understand or want to discuss with your teacher/tutor. • Info you think would go good on an essay test. • Gaps in your notes.

  17. Assignment & Instructions • On your own, in the space provided at the bottom of the page, complete a summary of what you wrote in your notes.

  18. Anthropods Ninth Grade Biology Notes

  19. Physics Notes in College

  20. Summary w/ diagrams

  21. Computerized Notes • May reflect headings in PowerPoint lectures • Leave room on the left for questions and diagrams • Leave plenty of room within the outline for student note-taking

  22. Congratulations! You have just learned how to take Cornell Notes which have been proven to be a successful strategy for learning. The reasons for this success include: • Writing of the Information • Review of the Important Terms • Restructuring Information into a New Format • Summarizing Into Your Own Words This process should help you learn and understand the content!

  23. Practice Time Take out a sheet of paper and get ready to practice.

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