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    Note Taking Guidelines

    Purpose:
    1. Capture key thoughts and ideas about the topic
    a. Helps you navigate through all the information and find what’s important
    b. Collects the information in one location, making it easy to study
    2. Learn the material by actively engaging your mind
    a. Building deeper and stronger nerve pathways in the brain
    i. Writing – using your hands to capture the thoughts
    ii. Listening – focus on what’s being discussed and processing the
    information to find the key thoughts
    iii. Reading – reading the slides to get clues about the key thoughts
    iv. Connecting – your brain will connect the information with your reading
    b. Increasing focus and attention to the key ideas of the module – reduces
    distractions in class and engages your brain
    3. Collecting key thoughts in one place to help you find all the information when reviewing
    or studying for tests/exams.
    Strategies: explore and find a strategy that works with your learning style (no, osmosis by
    listening is not a strategy)
    a) must be useful for review
    b) you should be able to use your notes to study for a quiz, test, or exam
    Good note-taking skills
    • Key abbreviations and symbols for those ideas that will be repeated through the module
    or year. Ex. Sci for science, ind. var for independent variable, etc.
    • Capture main ideas and important details that help you understand that idea.
    o Do not include full sentences – just the key words (saves time and helps you listen
    better)
    • Include definitions, outline, bullet points, diagrams, etc.
    • Keep a consistent format so you know how to find the information
    • Include:
    o Date of note taking and class day (will help you know which archive to go back to
    if you need to find information)
    o Module being covered
    o Topic being covered
    • After Class: 5 – 15 min → go over your notes and fill in and clarify your notes
    Cornell Note-taking system
    1. Label your page and divide into 3 sections
    a. Notes
    b. Cues
    c. Summary
    2. Notes Section: key thoughts from reading or class discussion
    a. Just key thoughts, not every word
    b. Explanations of words, concepts
    c. Diagrams
    3. Cues Section: for during or after you take notes
    a. Teacher clues (ex. 6 steps to the scientific method – lets you know there are 6
    items to put in your notes)
    b. Add questions about topic to help you remember what’s important
    c. Identify topics need to study more
    4. Summary Section: a few sentences to summarize the key thoughts
    a. Soon after class is over
    b. Put in your own words to see if you understand
    c. Review before next class to refresh your memory

    Cues Notes

    Summary

    Traditional Outline Method


    • Write outline as presented by teacher
    • Fill in key thoughts as you go through the outline
    Your Own Method: whatever method works for you and your learning style

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