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Note taking tips. From the Achievement Center. Note taking tips. If instructor writes on the board ..then write it down If instructor repeats an idea…write it down Sit up front…less distractions Do not rely on someone else's notes…you may not understand them
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Note taking tips From the Achievement Center
Note taking tips • If instructor writes on the board ..then write it down • If instructor repeats an idea…write it down • Sit up front…less distractions • Do not rely on someone else's notes…you may not understand them • If instructor talks fast…ask permission to record lectures
Note taking tips • Don’t write down everything…main points • Notes should contain key words • Have uniform system of punctuation and abbreviation that makes sense to you • Omit descriptions and full explanations • Don’t keep notes on odd shapes of paper • Review notes regularly
Note taking tips • Read and do homework before the class • Date your notes • Add titles and subtitles as lecture moves from topics • Write down words and definitions • Make sure you can write so you can read it later • If you missed something instructor said…ask them to repeat it
Confucius says….. “What I hear, I forget.” “What I see, I remember.” “What I do, I understand.”