Note-Taking Skills and Methods Objective 50.3: Task 2
Why should you take notes? Promotes Active Listening Keep a record of information to study later Capture information Use your own words Use less words than the speaker Organize ideas
These forgetting curve examples show students how very little information we retain if we don’t take good notes.
Characteristics of Good Notes Aspects of Good Notes: Organized Main points vs. details Examples Abbreviations “Test” yourself later Explain to students that they will learn different methods but to keep in mind that it doesn’t matter how they take notes in the end as long as they display some of the elements above.
Listening Tips for Note-Taking Know when the speaker is making important points. Listen for: Pausing Examples Repetition Volume Body language
Listen for Direct Statements Examples: This is very important… My point is… The reason why… One example of…
Listen for Signal Words Examples: First Second Next Most Finally Lastly
Advantages: Notes are neatly organized, summarized, and easy to review Allows students to pull out major ideas and concepts
Advantages: Useful for visual learners who struggle with studying from notes Helps you remember and connect relationships between topics
Advantages: Allows notes to be neatly organized It is easy to see relationships between topics and subtopics It is easy to turn points into study questions
Advantages: Facts are organized and easy to review. Highlights key pieces of information for each topic.
Advantages: Jotting main points helps you determine which information is important and which is not. You are able to cover a lot of details and information quickly Notes are simplified for study and review
References https://www.oxfordlearning.com/5-effective-note-taking-methods/ http://www.usu.edu/asc/studysmart/pdf/Note_taking_examples.pdf https://www.northshore.edu/support_center/pdf/listen_notes.pdf