Dedicated Web SitesStudy Skills – Note-TakingArkansas Business Education Association Annual Meeting

Dr. Paula Ruby July 29-30, 2014

Dr. Ralph Ruby

Arkansas State University

Common Core• ADOPTED: July 12, 2010 ADOPTED BY: Arkansas State Board of

Education 

• FULL IMPLEMENTATION: 2013-2014 School Year 

• http://www.corestandards.org/

• http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/learning-services/common-core-state-standards/educators/

• COMMON CORE ELA STANDARDS

• W.3.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

• W.4.8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

• W.5.8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

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Common Core• Common Core State Standards strongly recognizes the

importance of note-taking as a critical study skill and the use of abbreviations / symbols and initials as note-taking shorthand. 

• Methods of Taking Notes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90sbYJatv30

• Use Symbols and Abbreviations:http://www.arc.sbc.edu/notes.html

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Howtostudy.org• http://www.howtostudy.org/resources_skill.php?id=9

• Note-taking is an extremely important part of the learning process. A good set of notes will not only help a student do better in school, but it will also help a student learn concepts that a student needs to learn to enter virtually any career. www.notetakinghelp.com

• Note-taking is an extremely valuable skill in the classroom . . . using abbreviations can help you simultaneously take notes and listen to your instructor more quickly and efficiently. www.ehow.com/info_8489900_common-abbreviations-notetaking.html 

• It is important to remember that time is a luxury that a note taker will seldom have. Taking notes in a limited amount of time can be difficult . . . . to save time use abbreviations. www.notetakinghelp.com/abbreviations.html

• What is Note-Taking? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVHATzXGJ5g 4

Familyeducation.com• http://

school.familyeducation.com/skill-builder/college-prep/37653.html?page=2&detoured=1 

• Top 10 Skills for High-School Students

• Good Note-Taking

• You can't possibly write down everything the teacher says since we talk at a rate of about 225 words per minute. But, you do need to write down the important material.

• Be sure to validate yourself after a test by going back over your notes to see if your notes contained the answers to questions asked on the test. If not, you need to ask to see a classmate's notes or check with the teacher for help on improving your note-taking. 5

Good Note-Taking• Studying with a partner is also a good idea, provided that you

study and don't turn it into a talk-fest (there's time for that later). Note-taking should be in a form that's most helpful to you. If you're more of a visual person, try writing notes on different colored index cards. Music can also be a good memory aid as long as you don't find it distracting. Re-writing your notes daily is another strategy. If you really have a problem with note-taking, you might ask your teacher if you can tape-record daily lessons. Do whatever it takes!

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Howtostudy.com• Using Note Cards

• http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills-articles/studying-for-an-essay-test.asp

• Essay tests assess your mastery of themes and overall ideas. When you study for essay tests, your goal should be to recall broad information in an organized way. Your studying for essay tests should be related to this goal.

• Here are the steps to follow when studying for an essay test:

• Assemble the materials that contain the information that will be covered on the test. This includes your textbook, your textbook notes, and your class notes.

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Howtostudy.com• Read these materials to identify themes and overall ideas. Each

time you identify one, label an index card with the name of that theme or overall idea. You will often find the same theme or overall idea in one or more places, but use just one card to represent it.

• For each card you prepare in Step 2, carefully review your textbook, textbook notes, and class notes and add written details about the theme or overall idea to the card.

• There are more steps on the Internet.

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Campusexplorer.com• http://www.campusexplorer.com/college-advice-tips/C6CA1844/

Top-10-Study-Skills-for-High-School-Students/

• Top 10 Study Skills for High School Students

• Writing and note taking are important study skills for high school students transitioning into college.

• Taking Notes: What’s Important?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ympm0JfY65g

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Youtube.com• How to Take Great Notes

•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhRf3U50lM

•  Effective Note Taking

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_yY_CbKtSc

• Note Taking Skills

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCrslHx7xA

• Taking Better Lecture Notes

•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvsf591rYWE&list=PLuaqesKqZQfzzUOTIn6v03_LoiuZO9ZOb

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Youtube.com• Visual Note Taking

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TdIBV57LW4

• Sketcho Frenzy: The Basics of Visual Note-Taking

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY9KdRfNN9w

• Cornell Note Taking from the Textbook

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CTTJ96cxSI

• Basic Cornell Notes

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu7WM_fmR1k

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