TAKING NOTES AND STUDY TECHNIQUES NOTETAKING THE PRACTICE

TAKING NOTES AND STUDY TECHNIQUES

NOTETAKING • THE PRACTICE OF WRITING DOWN OR OTHERWISE RECORDING KEY POINTS OF INFORMATION • TAKING NOTES INVOLVES ACTIVE LISTENING, AS WELL AS CONNECTING AND RELATING INFORMATION TO IDEAS YOU ALREADY KNOW. IT ALSO INVOLVES SEEKING ANSWERS TO QUESTION THAT ARISE FROM THE MATERIAL • TAKING NOTES DOESN’T SIMPLY MEAN SCRIBBLING DOWN OR MARKING UP THE THINGS THAT STRIKE YOUR FANCY. IT MEANS USING A PROVEN SYSTEM AND THEN EFFECTIVELY RECORDING INFORMATION

EFFECTIVE NOTETAKING REQUIRES: • RECOGNIZING THE MAIN IDEAS • IDENTIFYING WHAT INFORMATION IS RELEVANT TO YOUR TASK • HAVING A SYSTEM OF NOTE TAKING THAT WORKS FOR YOU • REDUCING THE INFORMATION TO NOTE AND DIAGRAM FORMAT • WHERE POSSIBLE, PUTTING THE INFORMATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS • RECODING THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION

READING AND NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES 1. BE SELECTIVE AND SYSTEMATIC - THINK ABOUT YOUR PURPOSE FOR READING - SKIM THE TEXT - HIGHLIGHT OR MARK THE MAIN POINTS AND ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED TO TAKE NOTES FROM - READ THE RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE TEXT CAREFULLY AND TAKE SEPARATE NOTES AS YOU READ - THE USE OF COLOUR TO HIGHLIGHT MAJOR SECTIONS, MAIN POINTS, AND DIAGRAMS MAKES NOTES EASY TO ACCESS

2. INCLUDE YOUR THOUGHTS WHEN TAKING NOTES FOR AN ASSIGNMENT IT IS ALSO HELPFUL TO RECORD YOUR THOUGHTS AT THE TIME. RECORD YOUR THOUGHTS IN A SEPARATE COLUMN OR MARGIN AND IN A DIFFERENT COLOUR TO THE NOTES YOU TOOK FROM THE TEXT. - WHAT IDEAS DID YOU HAVE ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT WHEN YOU READ THE INFORMATION? - HOW DID YOU THINK YOU COULD USE THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT?

5 C’S OF NOTE-TAKING • TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LECTURES • CONCENTRATE AND FOCUS ON THE MATERIAL • LISTEN CRITICALLY • CONNECT AND CAPTURE KEY IDEAS

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LECTURES • COMMIT TO CLASS • PRE-READ MATERIAL TO BE COVERED BEFORE CLASS • IDENTIFY AREAS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND • ARRIVE TO CLASS EARLY AND REVIEW NOTES FROM THE PREVIOUS CLASS PERIOD

CONCENTRATE AND FOCUS ON THE MATERIAL • BEWARE OF DISTRACTIONS • TALKING • DAYDREAMING & DOODLING • WORRYING

LISTEN CAREFULLY • BE READY FOR THE MESSAGE • LISTEN TO MAIN CONCEPTS • LISTEN FOR NEW IDEAS • ASK QUESTIONS

CONNECT AND CAPTURE KEY IDEAS • IDENTIFY KEY WORDS, THEMES, AND MAIN POINTS • RELATE DETAILS TO MAIN POINTS • LISTEN FOR CLUES • NOTE WHEN A TOPIC COMES UP MORE THAN ONCE • TRANSITION WORDS SIGNAL THE CHANGE IN TOPICS OR NEW KEY POINTS • “IN CONTRAST TO” • “LET’S MOVE ON” • “THIS WILL BE ON THE NEXT EXAM” • “YOU WILL SEE THIS AGAIN”

NOTE-TAKING STYLES • OUTLINE METHOD • THE CORNELL METHOD • PARAGRAPH (SUMMARIZING) METHOD • FISHBONE DIAGRAM (LISTENING) METHOD

THE OUTLINE METHOD Formal Outline • USE HEADINGS AND SUBHEADING FOLLOWED BY COURSE MATERIAL • EASIEST METHOD WITH ORGANIZED LECTURES Informal Outline

THE CORNELL METHOD • DIVIDE YOUR NOTEPAPER BY DRAWING A VERTICAL LINE 2 INCHES FROM THE LEFT MARGIN • ON THE RIGHT SIDE, TAKE YOUR NOTES FROM CLASS • ON THE LEFT SIDE, WRITE: • • KEY WORDS QUESTIONS COMMENTS EXAMPLES • ON THE BOTTOM, WRITE A SUMMARY • THESE WILL MAKE YOUR WORK EASIER TO REVIEW • TEST YOURSELF BY IDENTIFYING THE LECTURE

THE PARAGRAPH METHOD • OFTEN WORKS BEST WHEN A LOT OF NOTES ARE GIVEN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THE INSTRUCTOR IS A FAST TALKER OR THE LECTURE IS DISORGANIZED • LISTEN CRITICALLY FOR IMPORTANT FACTS • CREATE YOUR OWN SUMMARY OF WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED • WRITE DOWN YOUR SUMMARY IN YOUR OWN WORDS

THE FISHBONE DIAGRAM • THE PROBLEM OR OUTCOME IS PRINTED IN THE “HEAD” OF THE FISH • IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY FACTORS AND CONNECT AS RIBS TO THE BACKBONE • ELABORATE EACH RIB WITH THE DETAILS RELATED TO THE PRIMARY FACTOR

THE MIND MAP METHOD • A MIND MAP IS A DIAGRAM USED TO REPRESENT WORDS, IDEA, TASKS, OR OTHER ITEMS LINKED TO AND ARRANGED RADIALLY AROUND A CENTRAL KEY WORD OR IDEA. IT IS USED TO GENERATE, VISUALIZE, STRUCTURE, AND CLASSIFY IDEAS, AND AS AN AID IN STUDY, ORGANIZATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND DECISION MAKING.

OTHER NOTE-TAKING TIPS • ALWAYS DATE YOUR NOTES • PARAPHRASE YOUR NOTES • FOR LECTURES WITH FAST TALKER, CONSIDER WRITING IN CURSIVE OR RECORDING • USE ABBREVIATIONS • BE ORGANIZED • EVALUATE YOUR NOTE-TAKING STYLE STRATEGY REGULARLY

STRATEGIES TO INCREASE COMPREHENSION AND IMPROVE NOTETAKING • USE SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS • DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS; SOME PERSONAL, SOME FROM YOUR COURSES • BE CONSISTENT WHEN USING SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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