Note-Taking Goals (lectures)

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Note-Taking Goals (lectures)

• identify the reason for taking notes
• summarize effective note-taking habits
• identify the action clues of instructors
• identify and list verbal clues of instructors
• explain how to take notes and learn using the
  Cornell Method of note-taking
• describe how to take notes and learn with other
  note-taking methods

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Listening Self-Check
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Smart Tip

• We remember
• 10 of what we read.
• 20 of what we hear.
• 30 of what we see.
• 50 of what we see and hear.
• 70 of what we discuss with others.
• 80 of what we personally experience.
• 95 of what we teach others.
• -- William Glasser, educational reformist

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Reasons to take notes

• improves your concentration
• saves you review time
• helps you learn more
• improves test scores
• organizes the information and establishes main
  ideas
• serves as visual reminders of what was said

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Tools for Note-Taking

• three-ring binder
• 8 ½ x 11 lined paper
• summary paper larger than 8 ½ x 11
• plain white paper
• erasable pens or dark pencils
• tape recorder

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Effective Note-Taking Habits

• pre-view reading before a class or meeting
• start each day with a fresh piece of paper
• write on only one side of the paper
• always date and title every page
• write in the shortest form possible
• use abbreviations
• use key words
• use your own words

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SLANT

• Sit up
• Lean Forward
• Ask Questions
• Nod and Smile
• Track (follow speaker with eyes)

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Instructor Personality Clues

1. they tell you its important
2. they repeat information
3. they write information on the board or overhead
4. they change their voice and facial expressions
5. they pause
6. they use handouts

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Instructor Verbal Clues

1. definitions
2. description
3. compare and contrast
4. chronological order
5. classification
6. cause and effect

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Predicting Test Questions

• listen attentively
• observe instructors behavior
• take notes based on instructors actions and
  verbal clues
• by paying attention to what the instructor thinks
  is important
• you will be able to predict test questions
• know which areas to focus on during your review
  time

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Options for Note-taking

1. Cornell Format
2. Two column notes
3. Three column notes
4. Index cards
5. Formal outlines
6. Mind maps

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Cornell Format

• draw a vertical line 2 ½ from the left edge of
  your paper
• the body, or right-hand side of the margin, is
  where you write the bulk of your notes
• the left column is used for information you want
  to recall and is based on the notes you took on
  the right side

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Recall Column

• used for information you want to recall
• potential test questions about the notes
• vocabulary terms
• restatement
• graphic signals

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Cornell Reduce Step
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Cornell Recite Step
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Cornell Reflect Recite Steps

• write on back side of your notes
• make lists of information
• write study questions
• add diagrams
• jot down questions for class
• make study tools
• index cards
• visual mapping
• charts
• mnemonics

• take time to think about topic, relationships,
  and importance of the information
• line up your recall columns to see an informal
  outline and overview of the chapter and your
  notes
• write a summary at the bottom of your notes

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Two Column Note-taking System

• simplified Cornell format
• effective for textbook and lecture notes
• cover one side
• recite
• check your accuracy for feedback
• effective for
• factual information
• discussions
• math processes

Recite Three ways Voc. word Study ? Formula Record 1. 2. 3. Definition Answer Example
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Two Column Note-taking System

• (Modified version of Cornell notes)
• Left column terms to define and questions to
  answer
• Right column notes about the terms and answers
  to the
• questions
• Use two-column notes for
• terms and definitions
• questions and answers
• formula, steps, equations and examples of
  problem-solving
• category of information and list of items in the
  category
• heading for notes and a list of notes
• concepts/main ideas and facts, explanation,
  examples

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Three Column Note-taking System

• identify labels for each column
• work with all three columns
• cover
• recite
• check your accuracy
• use for
• textbook
• lecture
• math notes

Topic Topic Problem Problem Source 1 Definition Rework Steps Source 2 Example Solution Example
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Three Column Note-taking System

• Left column terms, questions, concepts, or
  problems
• Middle and right column two kinds of information
  for the item in the left column
• Use three-column notes for
• Math problem steps to solve explanation/rule
• Topic/concept textbook information lecture
  information
• Topic/concept definition/description
  applications/details
• Math problem space to rework steps to solve
• Topic one source of information second source
• Term/concept examples explanations

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Index Card Note-taking System
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Index Card Note-taking System

• carry your index study cards with you
• use cards for quizzing
• use them as warm-up activity at beginning of
  study block
• study from the front side of your cards
• study from the back side of your cards
• sort cards into two piles
• ones you know
• ones you need to study further
• create reflect activities with your note cards

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Formal Outline

• most important ideas are closer to the margin
• supporting ideas and details are indented and
  further away
• indenting too much will cause you to run out of
  space
• indicate new details by using numbers and letters
  or symbols
• keeping similar items lined up makes notes easier
  to read
• skipping lines between main ideas gives
  flexibility to add to or change notes

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Studying from an Outline

• read one line or item at a time explain by
  reciting
• check for accuracy or completeness
• add clue words to the right of lines or items
• repeat process of reciting from outline
• use the outline to write a summary

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Mind Mapping

• organizes ideas through visual patterns
• natural associations through clusters or groups
• each cluster creates a visual picture which helps
  with memory
• able to see the big picture, the connections
  and the relationships

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Mind or Visual Map
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Sequential Mind Map
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Random Mind Map
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Studying from Mind Maps

• imprint or memorize the basic structure (the
  skeleton) in your visual memory
• then, visualize the skeleton of your notes
• name the first two levels of information and then
  recite the details for each heading without
  looking at the printed form
• use reflect activities for elaborative rehearsal
• use ongoing review to mentally rehearse, recite,
  and review your visual notes

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Note-Taking Goals (reading)

• discuss the importance of reading actively
• define highlighting and explain the most
  effective way to use it
• distinguish between two types of margin notes and
  explain how to use them
• describe full notes and discuss when to use them

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Reading Self Check
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Learning Staircase
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Reading Actively

• reduces mind wandering while learning
• at the same time
• uses some or all of the following
• pre-viewing the chapter
• reading key words
• reading phrases
• reader with a pacer
• adjusting reading speed to content

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Effective Highlighting

1. read a complete paragraph or section before
   highlighting anything
2. never highlight more than a few words or a phrase
   at a time
3. decide what is most important
4. can also be done with bracketing

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Highlighting Example (bad)
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Highlighting Example (better)
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Creating Margin Notes

1. read a complete paragraph or section before
   writing anything
2. decide what is most important
3. use your own words, key words, and abbreviations

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Summary-in-the-Margin Notes

• A summary is a brief statement or restatement of
  main points.
• a shortened version of what you consider
  important in the text
• write this summary in the margin of the book in
  the appropriate spot

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Question-in-the-margin Notes

• summarizes the important ideas as questions,
  similar to what might be found on a test
• written in the margin of text
• answer to each question is easily found by
  rereading the text next to the question

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Studying with Margin Notes

• Margin notes force you to
• concentrate on what you are reading
• focus on what is really important
• reduce your study time when you
• review

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Taking Full Notes

• top step on active learning staircase
• most time consuming
• used for technical or difficult material
• taking all your notes on paper instead of
  highlighting the textbook

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Taking Full Notes (contd)

• recreate the authors outline in the recall
  column on the left side margin
• fill in the important details in the body of
  notes on the right side margin
• full notes can also be taken in the form of a
  mind map using unlined paper