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Note Taking

The document discusses different note taking techniques. It describes the Cornell note taking system which involves taking notes in one column and writing questions in another column. Effective note taking requires identifying main ideas, relevant information, and putting information in your own words. Notes should involve active thinking rather than just recording information.

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Note Taking

The document discusses different note taking techniques. It describes the Cornell note taking system which involves taking notes in one column and writing questions in another column. Effective note taking requires identifying main ideas, relevant information, and putting information in your own words. Notes should involve active thinking rather than just recording information.

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NOTE TAKING

RAYNAND M. DIMAANO, DMD


NOTE TAKING
• The practice of writing down
or otherwise recording key
points of information.
(about.com)

• Taking notes involves active


listening, as well as connecting
and relating information to
ideas you already know. It also
involves seeking answers to
questions that arise from the
material.
Reasons for Developing Effective
Note Taking Techniques

1. Prevents Forgetting:
After lectures, for example,
research shows that we
forget 50% of what we
hear within an hour and
more than 70% within two
days.
2. Encourages concentration:
Given that the mind is
occupied with a demanding
task, there is less opportunity
for the mind to wander.
3. Records testable material:
Tests are based on key
ideas teachers emphasize
in their lectures and/or
written material that supports
key concepts or themes. In
other words, the testable
material.
Effective Note Taking Requirements

• recognizing the main ideas


• identifying what information is relevant to your task
• having a system of note taking that works for you
• reducing the information to note and diagram format
• where possible, putting the information in your own
words
• recording the source of the information
• Common error: trying to write everything
the lecture says—this is not the way to
take notes, which should involve active
thinking, not mere recording.
• Notes which are too vague and short are
just as bad as overly detailed
Suggestions for Taking Notes

1) Do the reading before you come to lecture.


2) Follow the outline given in the lecture.
3) Listen for cues from the speaker that
indicate very important materials
4) Take your notes on one part of a page only
5) Make clear and accurate notes
6) Compare your notes
7) Minimize distractions
8. Use symbols and abbreviations in your
notes, and be sure that you know what they
mean when you have to study them later
9. After taking notes in a lecture, read them
over within a few hours of the lecture. This is
extremely important

10. Organize your notes


Cornell System for Taking Notes
Step 1 : Record

• Use only one side of each sheet of


notepaper.
• Summarize and paraphrase (restate in your
own words) the facts and ideas presented.
• Record definitions as stated or written.
• Indicate changes in topic with headings or
by leaving a space between topics
• Number, indent, or bullet key ideas
presented with each topic.
Step Two: Question

• Formulate test questions


based on the information
recorded in notes and write
them in the recall clues
column on the left-hand side
of notes.
Step Three: Recite

1) Recitation means explaining the information


in the notes out loud, in your own words.

2) Purposes of recitation:
a. Improves learning
b. Ensures understanding
c. Facilitates retrieval
Step Four: Reflect

1) Reflection has to do with thinking about the


information you are learning.
2) One way to reflect is to look for connections with
your own experiences and observations and with
other facts and ideas discussed in class.
3) Another way to reflect is to ask questions.
Step Five: Recapitulate (summarize)

1) Write a summary of the main


ideas using your own words.

2) Use a section at the bottom


of each sheet of notes to write
your summary or write a
summary of all the notes on the
last page of your note sheets.
Step Six: Review

1) A good guideline is to review nightly or


several times during the week by reciting, not
rereading.
2) Frequent, brief review sessions aid more
complete comprehension of the material than
cramming the night before a quiz/test.

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