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NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES

NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES. By Lora Williams. Why is it important to take notes?. Helps keep you focused. Improves retention of material. Helps pinpoint what will be on exams. Serves as a study guide for exams and papers. 5 most important rules :. Attend class regularly and arrive on time.

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NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES

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  1. NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES By Lora Williams

  2. Why is it important to take notes? • Helps keep you focused. • Improves retention of material. • Helps pinpoint what will be on exams. • Serves as a study guide for exams and papers.

  3. 5 most important rules: • Attend class regularly and arrive on time. • Keep up with reading assignments. • Have materials organized ahead of time. • Come mentally prepared. • Keep notes organized.

  4. Materials needed to take good notes: • Notebook • Pencils / pens • Eraser / White out • Highlighters • Flash cards • Stapler • If possible, recording device

  5. Tips for effectively pulling out information • Don’t write down everything you hear. • Use key words, short sentences and abbreviations. • Stay consistent. • If you miss a point leave a blank space for it and look it up or ask later. • Always write down unfamiliar vocabulary or concepts. • Listen and look for patterns in lecturer/textbook. • Ask yourself questions (ex. “What is Einstein’s Theory of Relativity?”) then look for the answers.

  6. Organization is EXTREMELEYimportant!

  7. MYTH BUSTED:There is only one way to take notes.

  8. Different styles of note taking: • Outline • Highlight • Cluster • T-notes • Visual Taken from: http://www.englishcompanion.com/Tools/notemaking.html

  9. OUTLINING Image taken from: http://www.taft.cc.ca.us/newtc/Academic/INCO48/images/outline2.gif

  10. HIGHLIGHTING Image taken from: www.lib.uchicago.edu

  11. CLUSTER Image taken from: http://www.fife-education.org.uk/Inspiration/Images/Inspirationviews/inspacrosscurr.gif

  12. T-NOTES

  13. VISUAL Image taken from: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom7/csnotes/spring03/notes-for-exam.gif

  14. What’s worked for me: • Math: Writing out problems step-by-step, summarizing instructions. • History: Highlighting in my text and t-notes. • Sociology: Outlining and clustering. • English/Speech: T-notes and outlining. • Biology: Outlining and visual notes.

  15. Let’s try it!

  16. Useful Websites: • http://www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/ACCDitg/SSnote.htm • http://www.englishcompanion.com/Tools/notemaking.html • http://extend.unb.ca/wss/notetext.htm

  17. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!

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