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Effective Lecture Note Taking

Effective Lecture Note Taking. High School 101. Reasons for Taking Notes. Forces you to listen carefully Notes indicate important points Helps you to remember material Improve study skills and work habits. Instructor Clues. Info written on board Repetition Emphasis Word signals

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Effective Lecture Note Taking

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  1. Effective Lecture Note Taking High School 101

  2. Reasons for Taking Notes • Forces you to listen carefully • Notes indicate important points • Helps you to remember material • Improve study skills and work habits

  3. Instructor Clues • Info written on board • Repetition • Emphasis • Word signals • Summaries at end of class • Review at beginning of class

  4. Note Taking Suggestions • Keep them brief • Put notes in your own words • Use outline form/numbering systems, or indentations • Missed information: write key words and go back • Leave space on page to organize notes later • Date and number pages

  5. 5 Note Taking Methods • The Cornell Method • The Outline Method • The Mapping Method • The Charting Method • The Sentence Method

  6. The Cornell Method • Provides a systematic format to organize notes • Does not require you to recopy notes • Uses the left-hand margin space to label ideas with key words

  7. How does it work? • Draw a margin on the left side of paper • Take notes to the right of the line • Skip lines when discussion topic changes • Write cues in the left margin • To review: cover the right side and read the cue. Recite everything you can about the topic • See example!

  8. Advantages • Organized system • Easy format to review main points • Simple and efficient • Saves time • “Do it right the first time”

  9. The Outline Method • General information begins on the left • More specific facts indented to the right • Relationship of parts are indented • No numbers, letters or Roman numerals needed • See example!

  10. Outline Method continued… • Listen attentively • Write points in organized pattern of indentations • Major points go to the left • Detail of these points gets indented to the right • Additional descriptions are indented further to the right

  11. Advantages • Well organized system • Outlining visually demonstrates important points and supporting info • Easy to review as a study guide • Reduces note editing time

  12. Group Activity • Discuss note taking lessons learned • Compare and share notes • Revise and edit • Submit at end of class

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