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