THE MODIFIED CORNELL NOTE TAKING SYSTEM

1. THE MODIFIEDCORNELL NOTE TAKING SYSTEM

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.

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4. 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!

5. How to remember information Studies have shown that it takes a person seeing, hearing,, writing, reading etc.. an average of SIX TIMES to retain information long term. • The same study shows that, if an idea is repeated at least six times with periods like sleeping in between, a person will remember about 70% of the information instead of less than 15% of the information if it is not reviewed.

6. The study also shows that… When 100 people hear an idea, 25 will forget the idea within the first 24 hours, 50 will forget it within 28 hours, 85 will forget it in 4 days, and 98 will forget it by 16 days. Unless you are one of the lucky 2 in 100 who will not forget, write it down and review it!! You can not possible remember everything your teachers say or everything you read. • So…..TAKE CORNELL NOTES AND USE THEM!! Review, Review, Review • And remember, it takes time and practice to be good at this!

7. % Retention of Information • As you can see from this graph, the use of C-notes and it’s review and reflection capabilities, will definitely help with processing and recall of information from your lectures or chapters!

8. 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.

9. Question Column --2 Inches-- After the lecture, write questions in this column for each main point in the record column. RecordColumn --6 Inches-- Record patterns of main idea and support in your own words when possible. Use indentations to show the relationships between main ideas and support. Layout

10. Record Column Write main ideas and supporting material in the right column – Use signals from the lecture • Titles & keywords= topics  main ideas • “Transition” words/phrases introduce details • First, most, some, this is called, there are two types • Use abbreviations to get the full idea. • Leave spaces between ideas so you can • fill in more later. • see how ideas relate to one another

11. Question Column Write questions in the left column of your notes to quiz yourself on the material. • Write questions in the question column on the same lineas theitem the question addresses in the record column • Write a questionfor each new • Topic • Main idea • Significant detail • Write questionsfor details on which you think your professor will quiz you.

12. Quiz Answer your questions in the left column. • Cover the Record Column. • Read your questions in the Question Column • Using your own words, answer your questionsout loud. • Uncover your notes and check what you have said against the facts. • This will help transfer ideas to your long-term memory!

13. Review Review to improve your memory. • If you spend 10 minutes every week or so in a quick review of your notes, • you will retain most of what you have studied • you won’t have to cram during an “all-nighter” • you will relate the facts and ideas to present lectures or readings.

14. Example Here is the text. In the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” there are four main characters – including one that may mat really exist. The first and most important character is Ichabod Crane. He is an ambitious schoolteacher, who hopes to marry the second character, Katrina Van Tassel. Katrina is the handsome daughter of a wealthy farmer. The third character is Brom Bones. He is Ichabod’s rival for Katrinia, and he is also well known for his practical jokes. The fourth and final character is the frightening, ghostly figure of the Headless Horseman, who terrifies Ichabod into running away. But Irving strongly hints that this might simply be another of the characters in disguise.

15. Here are the notes: • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – 4 Main Characters • Ichabod Crane • Most important • School teacher • Wants to marry Katrina • Katrina Van Tassel • Beautiful daughter of wealthy farmer • Brom Bones • Also wants to marry Katrina • Well known for practical jokes • Headless Horseman • Scary ghost • Scares Ichabod away • Might be another character [Brom?] in disguise • 1st character? • Job? • Interest? • 2nd character? • Description? • 3rd character? • Interested in? • Likes what? • 4th character • Real or not? • Scares who? • Might be who?

16. Notetaking Tips • Keep a separate notebookor binder for each course. • Notes foreach lecture should begin on a new page. • Date andnumber all pages. • Never use a sentence when you can use aphrase, or a phrase when you can use a word.

17. Notetaking Tips, Cont. • Use indentations to distinguish betweenmajor and minorpoints. • Put most notes in your own words, except • formulas , definitions, and specific facts • Use abbreviations and symbols wherever possible. • If you completely don’t understand an idea, • leave a blank space and ask your professor for help on it.

18. Notetaking Tips, Cont. • Develop a code system of note-marking to indicate questions, comments, important points …for example, • Mark unfamiliar vocabulary & unclear ideas in unique ways • Highlight vocabulary in pink. • Circle ideas that are still unclear • Make sure you can understand what you have written and if needed, make corrections. • Use drawings, arrows or other organizers to help you see concepts and relationships between them

19. Assignment & Instructions • Comparenotes with a partner. • Talk about what you wrote and why. Look for gaps & missed info. • Both partners should feel free to add to their notes.

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

21. Brief Review of 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

22. Assignment & Instructions 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.

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24. 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?

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26. Tips on Taking Text Notes Be an Active Reader • Think about the reading • Consider how the parts relate to the whole; how the text relates to previous ideas • Create questions about new words/ terms, why emphasized points are important • Examine what you have learned from visuals

27. Tips on Taking Text Notes Be Aware of Textbook Organization • Look for the pattern in elements like chapter /subsection headings, summary points, graphics • Know where to find the index and glossary

28. Tips on Taking Text Notes Use the text style to identify important points • Become familiar with the font, symbols, borders, graphics, colors, and layout that highlight main ideas or terms • Be alert to the writer's goal: highlight ideas/ references /opinions that seem significant to their point of view

29. Tips on Taking Text Notes Take notes while reading • Include headings, key terms, & graphics • Take down only the important ideas: brief, but clear • Summarize in your own words • Use symbols to highlight for review • Use textbook review questions to develop study questions

30. Tips on Taking Text Notes Review textbook notes • Identify main ideas • Fill in details for better understanding • Identify unclear information and/or questions - collaborate for answers • Delete unnecessary information • Review note organization; add symbols or rewrite • Write a summary

31. Tips on Taking Discussion Notes • Use discussion topics/questions organize your notes • Use symbols for important ideas • Include your own responses in notes • Develop questions to review later • Add references to other material as they come to mind

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