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Taking Notes. Why Take Notes?. Focuses your attention on the lecture content Makes studying easier Information retention is greater for note takers. Three Common Note-Taking Systems. The Outline Technique The Cornell System The Mapping System. The Outline Technique.
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Why Take Notes? • Focuses your attention on the lecture content • Makes studying easier • Information retention is greater for note takers GS 101
Three Common Note-Taking Systems The Outline Technique The Cornell System The Mapping System GS 101
The Outline Technique • Organizes information using: • Headings and subheadings • Hierarchical order • Best Practice: • Write down information during the lecture • Organize into an outline after the lecture GS 101
The Cornell System • Divide page into two vertical sections • Section A: questions about information in Section B • Section B: actual notes from lecture • Can be modified to include a third section across the bottom of the page • Section C: additional summary comments • Referred to as a “T System” because it resembles an upside-down T GS 101
The Mapping System • Pictures of information • Illustrates relationships GS 101
If you get lost while taking notes • Politely ask the instructor to repeat the information or slow down • If the instructor is unable repeat or slow down • Leave a blank space with a question mark where the missedinformation should appear • Obtain the missed information from the instructor or a classmate after class GS 101
Using your laptop • Set up your computer prior to class • Be respectful of other students; some might be annoyed by the tapping of keys • Do not worry about spelling or grammar; these can be corrected later • Set tabs for specific note-taking systems prior to class GS 101