EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING
OVERVIEWImportance
Strategies
Note-taking apps
FORGETTING CURVE
Approximately 60% information in class is forgotten
after 9 hours
Writing down notes increases active listening = better
retention
HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE Notes, slides, or
outline given
Tell you exactly what
you need to know for
an exam
Do the reading
during class
Tells you important
dates
Most classes strictly
lecture
Some professors provide
slides
Do not tell you exactly
what is on the exam
Do assigned reading
before class
All important dates in
syllabus
VS.
NOTES BEGIN BEFORE LECTURE!!
Syllabus
Learning objectives/key points from assigned readings
Confusing concepts
Lecture slides on Moodle
What do I already know?
DURING LECTURE Look for Cues
Personal note-taking Method
CUES: WHEN DO I WRITE?
THE 6 "W" QUESTIONS
Dates
Geographic location (fictional or real)
Professor repeats word/phrase
When change in an idea occursUse of literary device
Examples
Vocabulary term When something is confusing
People (fictional or real)
Formulas
Change in professor's voice
Who
What
When
Where
Why
How
METHODSCornell Notes
Mind-mapping
Outline
Flow Method
AFTER LECTURELook over your notes before the
day is over & add information
Type them up
Review notes with a classmate
Figure out what is confusing
Ask for clarification
HELPFUL NOTE APPS!
Evernote
Microsoft OneNote
Google Keep
Simplenote
QUESTIONS?Location:
Wright Campus Center 211
Phone number:
903-813-2454
Academic Skills Center Hours
Monday - Thursday
9am-10pm
Friday
9am-5pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
6pm-10pm