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Taking Good Lecture NotesTaking Good Lecture Notes

Debra St. George

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WHY?

WHY?

Important asset in test preparation

Need to have the facts to review

information

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Good Lecture Notes Must:Good Lecture Notes Must: Indicate main points of the Lecture

Relate detail to the Main Points Enrich the Content

Present a Neat, Attractive Appearance

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HOW?

HOW?

Prepare a minimum of 2 hours outside of

class for each lecture hour

Know the subject of each lecture before you

walk in the door

Look overmain headings, key words, tables

and figures

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ReviewReview

Reread previousnotes just before

class

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RewriteRewrite

If notes are messy,rewrite or type

them the same day

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SpaceSpace

Leave plenty of space on the notebookpage

Write on one side of the paper

Skip lines

Put question marks in margins as a reminder

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Be Timely

Be Timely

Review each days notes the same day you

take them

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ShorthandShorthand

Develop your ownstyle ofabbreviations

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HighlightH

ighlight

Underline or usecolor to highlight

important terms

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OutlineO

utline List main topics and

subtopics using letters

and numbers

List main topics andsubtopics using bullets

or dashes

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A.

B. 1.

2.

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Questions

Questions

2 Columns:Notes on right

Questions or

comments on left

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Concept Map

Concept Map

Relates key conceptsand facts to one

another

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Book

Book

Take your textbook to

class

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Audiovisual

Audiovisual

Take notes during audiovisual presentations

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SignalsSignals

Techniques used inclass to show students

that a topic is

important

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