TAKING EFFECTIVE NOTES




Lecture by : Miss San, Pn. Rozita Binti Mohamad & Mr. Faris
Date : 5th June 2017
Place : At-Tabari hall

WHAT IS TAKING EFFECTIVE NOTES ?
- Writing down ideas from lectures and readings in your own words

WHY TAKE NOTES ?
~ Help us to pay attention in class
~ Help us to study for quiz/test/final exam
~ Help us to improve our our memory
~ Help us to take ownership of ideas
~ Help us to engage our senses
~ Help us to organize and process data and information
~ Helps the lectures test students on how well to captured given information.

WHY REVIEW NOTES ?
~ We lose 80% of what we hear if it is not reviewed within a few hours
~ Not enough time to absorb all the information in class
~ Identify any question

TAKE TIME EVERY DAY  TO REVIEW NOTES !

WHY RECAPTURE NOTES AFTER CLASS ?
~ To fresh you up to write in quick, shorthand in class

BEFORE CLASS
~ Review the notes from the day before
~ Review your reading assignment
~ Make sure you have paper, text, pens and handout
~ Write the date at the top of you paper

HOW DO WE TAKE NOTES ?
~ Date and label notes
~ Give ourselves space to write
~ Use abbreviations and symbols
~ Use your own language
~ Use an outline to show



HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR CLASS ?
~ Do pre-reading and homework
~ Review syllabus
~ Preview previous notes
~ Look up key words prior to class

WHILE TAKING NOTES
~ Be an aggresive listener
~ Ask questions

OBSERVATION IS THE KEY !

As a student, we must know our lecturer's mood. So, here are some tips to know the mood of lecturer

~ Be alert of repetition
~ Watch the board or overhead projector
~ Notice the instructor's interest level
~ Let go of judgements about lecture styles

HOW DO WE REVIEW AFTER CLASS ?
~ Create our own examples
~ Discuss and compare notes with others
~ Re-write notes

METHOD WE CAN USE IN NOTE TAKING

cornell method

two column method

outlining method

mapping method

sentence method

NOTE TAKING EXERCISE USING THE CORNELL METHOD :


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