note taking 2013
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Note-takinggEnglish for Biology Students 20132013
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What is the importance?What is the importance?
Youneedtotakenotesinclass. Withoutgoodnotetakingskills difficultyin:g g y
Gettingthemostoutofclasslectures. Clearlyunderstandingcollegetextbooksand Clearlyunderstandingcollegetextbooksandassignedreadings.
Helpsyoubecomeanactivelistenerandacriticalthinker.
Helpsyourememberinformation.
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What is the importance?
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What is the importance?
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What is the importance?
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Note-taking DictationNote-taking Dictation
Dictation iswritingcompletesentences;notetaking iswritingcompleteideas.
Example: Dictation:ThemonthlyboardmeetingwillbeheldintheDirector'sConferenceRoomonthe9thFlooroftheDepartmentofRevenueBuildingat9am.
Notetaking:
Board meeting:Dir. Conf. Room (9th. Fl Dept. Rev. B.) 9 amf R (9 p R ) 9
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What to doWhat to do
Improveyourlisteningskills. Developyournotetakingskills.p y g
Trainyourselftotakenotesquicklyandeffectively.y
Beabletouseyournotestostudy.P ti P ti P ti PracticePracticePractice. LikeALLskills,listeningandnotetakingimproveO i h iONLYwithpractice.
Eventually:Developyourownstyle!
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Note-taking systemsNote-taking systems
Th i b i t t ki g th d / Therearevariousbasicnotetakingmethods/systems.
Oneofthebest:theCornellS stem Oneofthebest:theCornellSystem. CanbeusedinANYlecturesituation. Advantages:
Providesanorganizedandsystematicmeansofrecordingandreviewingnotes.g g
Easyformatforpullingoutmajorconceptsandideas. Simpleandefficient. Savestimeandeffort Savestimeandeffort. ADoitrightinthefirstplacemethod.
Disadvantages:Disadvantages: None.
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RecordReduceCornell Note-taking
RecordReduce
Note-taking System(3R System)
(6 5 cm) (15 cm)(6.5cm) (15cm)
Recap(6cm)
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CornellNoteTakingMethod(R5System)Templatep
1.RECORD(duringclass)
3.REDUCE(afterclass)
( ) K d h (duringclass)(1) Writedownfacts andinphrases.(2) Useabbreviationswhenpossible.
(1) Keywords,phrasesorquestions thatserveascues.
(2)Cuephrasesand
2.RECALL(afterclass)
(1)Read throughyournotes
( ) Cue p a e a dquestionsshouldbeinyourownwords.
RECITE (1)Read throughyournotes.(2)Fillinblanksandmake
scribblesmorelegible.
5.RECITE(1)Withclassroomnotes
covered,readeachkeywordorquestion.keywordorquestion.
(2) Recitethefact orideathatcomestomindbythekeyword
4.RECAPITULATION( ft l )
orquestion.
(afterclass)Summarize eachmainidea.
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NOTETAKING METHODS 5/28/08
WHY?? Studied student
1.RECORD3.Reduce
5.Recite:Why take notes?
-Active Learner-Effective learner?-Walter Pauk?
WHY??-Instructors share information-Serve as file of information-Help you become active listener-Helps you become effective learner
Studied student retention rates, wrote books on studying i.e. How to Study in College, 1997
Walter Pauk?
How do you prepare?Syllabus whats there?
Helps you become effective learner-HELP YOU REMEMBER INFORMATION!! (Walter Pauk?)
HOW TO GET READY?-Review syllabus
Stay focused analyze think rapidly
2. Recall-Syllabus what s there?
-Test questions vs detail? Why need to know?
-Review syllabus-course objectives-main topics-assignments???
+ Class schedule, website, test dates, instructor office hours, etc.
2.Recall
-Relationship of text to class?
Why have a class buddy?
-??? -Relationship between class and text-Identify testing
-types of questionspt d t il i t
Is text important supplement or info NOT discussed in class
-Why have a class buddy? -concepts vs details in notes-ask instructor & other students
-Class buddy-Why need/taking course (like or NOT)
h ff t th d-Choose effective method
Note taking is important part of successful college studying. A students need to understand WHY and HOW good notes will hel the get g d g ade
4.Recapitulate
will help them get good grades.
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Successful Note-taking Successful Note-taking
1 Li t f k d1. Listenforkeywords.
2. Notecompleteideas,notonlyrandomwords.
3. Usesymbolsandabbreviations.
!Mr =!Mrs % b/cMrs % b/cw/poppop w/ox
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Successful Note-taking Successful Note-taking
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Successful Note-taking (contd)Successful Note-taking (contd)
4. Usespacetoshowrelationship.
Verticalspace
Horizontalspace
5 Getthebigpicture(i e whatsthemainpoint;what5. Getthebigpicture(i.e.what sthemainpoint;whatdoesthespeakerwantyoutolearn).
6 Quantityisimportant!!6. Quantityisimportant!!
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Successful Note-taking (contd)Successful Note taking (cont d)
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Strategies for Effective Listeningi Lin Lectures
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Strategies for Effective Note-takingi Lin Lectures
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Strategies for Effective Note-takingi Lin Lectures
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Example 1Example 1
Studiesonworldwideliteracyratesshowthatalmost80percentoftheworldspopulationovertheageof15isnowliterate.Thisincludes
morewomenthaneverbefore.
Studiesww literacyrt =almost80%worldpopover15yrs nowliterate
+grtr #ofwomenthanbef
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Example 2Example 2UNESCOsstudyshowsadropinilliteracyfromUNESCO sstudyshowsadropinilliteracyfromtwentytwoandfourtenthspercentoftheworld
populationin1995totwentyandthreetenthsin2000.p p 995 y
WWliteracyrates
almost80%ofww pop15+yrs literate
h b f morewomenthanbef
illiteracy19952000 illiteracy1995200022.4%(ww pop)20.3%
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Basic TipsBasic Tips
Concentrate onthelectureorreading. TakenotesselectivelydoNOTtrytowriteeveryword. Useyourownwords. Bebrieffocusonmajorpointsandimportantinformation.
Ifyoushouldmisssomethingcompletely,leaveablank d titl t spaceandgetitlater.
Consultingthelecturer,classmates,thetexts,oradditionalreadingsreadings.
Writelegibly. Dontworryaboutgrammarorspelling Don tworryaboutgrammarorspelling.
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Know WHAT to writeKnow WHAT to write
Youneedtolistenforsignalwords: Thatleadtomainideas/points: Therearethreereasonswhy FirstSecondThird andmostimportantandmostimportant Amajordevelopment
Thatindicatesupportmaterial: Ontheotherhand Forexample Forinstance Forinstance Similarly Furthermore Incontrast
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Signalwords(cont.)
Thatsignaltheconclusionorsummary: Therefore I l i Inconclusion Asaresult Finally Insummary Fromthiswecansee
ThatareoftensaidVERYloud: ThatareoftensaidVERYloud: Nowthisisimportant Rememberthat Theimportantideaisthat Thebasicconcepthereis
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SourcesSources
d / l / / k courses.unt.edu/ttaylor/ASC/Note%20Taking%20Basics.ppt http://www.falibo.com/video/1907/NoteTakingCornellSystemSystem
www.brevard.cc.fl.us/academics/.../notetaking101in03 000.ppt3_ pp