TAKING EFFECTIVE NOTES

TAKING EFFECTIVE NOTES

What is note taking?

•        Writing down ideas from lectures and readings in our own words.

•        Read before lecture.                                                                                                       

Why take note?

•        Helps us to pay attention in class.

•        Helps us study for quiz,test/finalexam

•        Helps us improve our memory

•        Helps us take ownership of ideas.

•        Helps us engage or senses.

•        Helps us organize and process data and information.

•        Help the lecturers test students on how well captured given information.                                                                                               

Why review notes?

•        We lose 80% of what we hear  if it is not reviewed within a few hours.

•        Identify any questions for peers,the next class,ask the professor.

•        There is not enough time to absorb all the information given in class if it's not reviewed on a regular basic.

•        Thinks"if i ere tested on lecture tomorrow,would lace it"?make it so!!                                                                                                              Why "recapture" note after class?

•        Frees you up the write in quick,short had during class

•        An excellent test-prep strategy for reinforcing information

•        Better than re-copying,this time you's digesting.                                                                                                 

NOTES BEFORE CLASS

•        Review the notes from the day before

•        Review your reading assignment

•        Make sure you have paper,text,pen and handout.

•        Write the date at the top of your paper for notes

•        leave spaces between the lines so that you can add in formation later.            

PHYSICAL FACTORS                                                                        

  SEATING

•        Near the front and center

•        Better vision

•        Better hearing

AVOID DISTRACTION

·         Doorways, windows gate, etc

·         Peers

AVOID DISTRACTION

• Doorways, windows gate, etc

·         Peers

HOW DO WE TAKE NOTES?

• Dates and label notes

• Give ourselves space to write

•  Use abbreviations and symbols

• Use an outline to show:

·         Main ideas

·         Supports

·         Examples

• Use our own language

HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR CLASS?

• Do pre reading and homework

• Review syllabus

•  Preview previous notes

• Look at key words prior to class

• Plan on listening 80% of the time

• Write the date at the top of your paper notes

•  Leave spaces between the lines

WHILE TAKING NOTES

• Be an aggressive, not a passive, listener

·         Ask questions and discuss if its permitted

·         If not, jot questions in your notes

·         Seek out meaning

MOOD OF LECTURER

• Observation is key

• CONTENTS

·         Complete outside assignment

·         Bring the right materials to the lecture

• KEY ACTIONS TO NOTE AS YOU OBSERVE YOUR INSTRUCTOR

• Be alert to repetition

-       When an instructor repeats a specific point, make a note of it.

•  Watch the board or overhead projector

-       If an instructor write something down, the material is important

• Notice the intructor’s interest level

-       If the instructor is excited about something, it is likely to be on an exam

•  Let go of judgements about lecture styles

-       Don’ t let your attitude about an instructor’s style get in the way your education.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR INSTRUCTOR ISN’T TOO INTERESTING

•  When you notice your attention slipping, pay attention to the act of writing

• Ask questions