Effective Note-Taking Strategies
- 1. FALL 2020
- 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS The Nature and Types of Reading Taking NotesHow to Read 03
- 4. Reading & Note-taking ● Reading and consuming information are increasingly important today because of the amount of information we encounter. ● Not only do we need to read critically and carefully, but we also need to read with an eye to distinguishing fact from opinion and identifying solid sources. ● Reading helps us make sense of the world—from simple reminders to pick up milk to complex treatises on global concerns, we read to comprehend, and in so doing, our brains expand. ● Biological changes to your brain happen when you read, and it lingers.
- 5. Reading & Note-taking ● As we deliberately work to become stronger readers and better notetakers, we are both helping our current situation and enhancing our abilities to be successful in the future. ● Take advantage of all the study aids you have at hand, including human, electronic, and physical resources, to increase your performance in these crucial skill sets. ● It improves your thinking, your vocabulary, and your ability to make connections between disparate parts, which are all parts of critical thinking.
- 8. A bookstore or library can be a great place to explore. Aside from books and resources you need, you may find something that interests you or helps with your course work.
- 9. Determine reading speed and pacing Schedule set times for active reading Allow adequate time for reading Reading Tips 2. 3. 4. Practice recursive reading strategies 5. Plan when to read 6. Think about reading requirements 1.
- 11. Reading in College Disciplines Skimming Active Reading Survey Question Read Recite Review
- 12. Check Yourself! Which of these strategies might have helped you understand the content? Why do you think those strategies would work? Can you think of times you have struggled reading college content for a course?
- 13. 1. How can you prepare to take notes to maximize the effectiveness of the experience? 2. What are some specific strategies you can employ for better note taking? 3. Why is annotating your notes after the notetaking session a critical step to follow?
- 15. REMEMBER! Well-written notes help you organize your thoughts, enhance your memory, and participate in class discussion, and they prepare you to respond successfully on exams.
- 16. Managing Note taking Systems (Computer, Paper/Pen, Note Cards, Textbook) Preparing to take notes Where to start?
- 17. Analysis Questions Do you currently have a preferred way to take notes? When did you start using it? Has it been effective? 0201 03 What other strategy might work for you?
- 19. Note-Taking Strategies Annotating Notes After Initial Note- taking Session Outlines Concept Mapping and Visual Notetaking Cornell Method Chart or Table Practicing Decipherable Shorthand
- 20. Note-Taking Strategies Annotating Notes After Initial Note taking Session 01 02 03 Cornell Method Outlines 04 Chart or Table 05 Concept Mapping Visual Notetaking Practicing Decipherable Shorthand 06
- 21. ● Just write on one side of the page (the right-hand notes column) — this will help later when you are reviewing and revising your notes. ● During your note taking session, use the notes column to record information over the main points and concepts of the lecture. ● Skip lines between each idea in this column. ● The Cornell Method provides a straightforward, organized, and flexible approach. 1. Cornell Method
- 22. • Don’t make your notes too cryptic, but you can use bullet points or phrases equally well to convey meaning—we do it all the time in conversation. • If you know you will need to expand the notes you are taking in class but don’t have time, you can put reminders directly in the notes by adding and underlining the word expand by the ideas you need to develop more fully. • As soon as possible after your notetaking session, preferably within eight hours but no more than twenty-four hours, read over your notes column and fill in any details you missed in class, including the places where you indicated you wanted to expand your notes. • Then in the recall column, write any key ideas from the corresponding notes column—you can’t stuff this smaller recall column as if you’re explaining or defining key ideas 1. Cornell Method
- 23. Sample: Cornell Method ● This sample set of notes in the Cornell Method is designed to make sense of a large amount of information. ● The process of organizing the notes can help you retain the information more effectively than less consistent methods.
- 24. 2. Outlining I. Dogs (main topic–usually general) A. German Shepherd (concept related to main topic) 1. Protection (supporting info about the concept) 2. Assertive 3. Loyal B. Weimaraner (concept related to main topic) 1. Family-friendly (supporting info about the concept) 2. Active 3. Healthy II. Cats (main topic) A. Siamese • You would just continue with this sort of numbering and indenting format to show the connections between main ideas, concepts, and supporting details. • Whatever details you do not capture in your note taking session, you can add after the lecture as you review your outline.
- 25. • Similar to creating an outline, you can develop a chart to compare and contrast main ideas in a notetaking session. • Divide your paper into four or five columns with headings that include either the main topics covered in the lecture or categories such as. 3. Chart or Table
- 26. 4. Concept Mapping and Visual Note-taking ● Concept mapping, sometimes referred to as mind mapping, can be an effective and very personalized approach to capturing information.
- 27. 5. Practicing Decipherable Shorthand Table
- 28. 6. Annotating Notes After Initial Note taking Session ● Annotations may include highlighting important topics, defining unfamiliar terms, writing questions in, underlining or circling key terms, or otherwise marking a text for future reference. ● Whichever approach you choose, try not to overdo it; neat, organized, and efficient notes are more effective than crowded or overdone notes.
- 29. ● Graphics, charts, graphs, and other visual items are also important to annotate. Not only do they often convey important information, but they may appear on exams or in other situations where you’ll need to use or demonstrate knowledge.
- 30. • Your personal notes play a significant role in your test preparation. • They should enhance how you understand the lessons, textbooks, lab sessions, and assignments. • The whole cycle of reading, notetaking in class, reviewing and enhancing your notes, and preparing for exams is part of a continuum you ideally will carry into your professional life. • Don’t try to take short cuts; recognize each step in the cycle as a building block. Returning to Your Notes
- 31. • Reading and notetaking are major elements of college studying and learning. • The expectations in college is that you read considerable amounts of text for each subject. You may encounter reading situations, such as professional journal articles and long textbook chapters, that are more difficult to understand then texts you have read previously. • As you progress through your college courses, you can employ reading strategies to help you complete your college reading assignments. Likewise, you will take notes in college that need to be complete so you can study and recall the information you learn in lectures and lab sessions. With so much significant information that you need to collect, study, and recall for your college courses, you need to be deliberate in your reading and notetaking. Summary
- 32. Rethinkin g!
- 33. Reflection: LET’S ADD A MIND MAP!
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