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Background on Notetaking
Verbatim note taking is the least effective way to take notes
Notes should be considered a work in progress
• Revise & add to notes AFTER lecture during study periods…NOT just prior to a test
Notes should be used as study guides for tests
Why Take Notes?
If you do not write anything down,
– 42% of the information will be forgotten after 20 minutes
– 56% after 1 hour – 66% after 1 day – 75% after 1 week – 80% after 1 month
How to write?
If something is confusing, put a big ? In the margin
BOX or CIRCLE vocabulary words Draw pictures of important ideas Write key words or phrases Use symbols and abbreviations to save
time SPREAD OUT your writing – fill in
important information LATER One fact per line Paraphrase when possible – get the
GIST
Note taking is an important part of academic life. To be successful at note taking,
you need to: Improve your listening skills. Develop your note taking skills. Be able to use your notes to
study.
What to write?
If it’s on the board, write it down Listen for words that signal important
information (i.e. “pay attention,” “I want to emphasis this…”).
Listen for clues that tell you how many details will be listed (i.e. “there are three major themes in this story…”).
Practice.
•Develop your own style.
•After the lecture, rewrite your notes and fill in any
missing info ASAP
Note taking = Dictation
Note taking is writing complete ideas; dictation is writing complete sentences.
Dictation:
Examples
History 1002 meets 2 days a week, from 10:00 am to
10:50.
Hist 1002 - 2 d/wk 10 – 10:50 am
Notes:
Successful Note taking:
3 keys to green environ
1- educate public
2- improve techn.
3-help demand for rcylng
Three keys to green
environment –
educate public,
improve techno., and help increase
demand for recycling.
Use space. Indent.
Use space to show relationships.
3 keys to green environ
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2- improve tech.
3-help incr. demand for recy.ing
Use vertical space. Use horizontal space.
Classes to Take
9th 10th 11th 12th
Use headings to organize ideas. To create headings, use -
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• BOXES
• underline
• - - indent below the heading
Bad Example:
Stimulants are drugs that increase energy and alertness. They include cocaine, methamphetamine, and amphetamines.
DON’T rewrite what’s already there. Waste of time.
Example If you’re taking notes on statistics, use symbols. Example for the following: Methamphetamine
use increased from 1990 to 1998, while Amphetamine use dropped from 2000 to 2008.
Use: Meth fr. 1990-98. Amph. fr. 2000-08
One More Point
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Change dictation into notes:
Studies on worldwide literacy* rates show that almost 80 percent of the world’s population over the age of 15 is now
literate. This includes more women than ever before.
*Literacy = ability to read
One way to write this info
Studies ww literacy rt = almost 80 % world pop over 15 yrs now literate
+ grtr # of women than bef
Change dictation into notes:
UNESCO’s study shows a drop in illiteracy from twenty-two and four-tenths percent of the world population in 1995 to
twenty and three tenths in 2000.
One way to write this info
UNESCO’s st shows fr 22.4% ww pop in ’95 to 20.3% in 2000
What important information is missing? What is the decrease in?
The LITERACY rate INCREASED – the drop was in the number of people who CANNOT read – the
ILLITERACY rate dropped.
Another way to write it.
WW literacy rates
- almost 80% of ww pop 15+ yrs - literate
- more women than bef
- illiteracy 1995 2000 22.4% (ww pop) 20.3%
Remember
•Get the big picture!
•Rewrite your notes.
•Develop your own style and
Practice, practice, practice.