Taking Notes December 2008

Purpose Write down the purpose of taking notes. Don’t use complete sentences Use phrases Use words “The purpose of note-taking is simple: to help you study better and more quickly.” Don’t write everything. Write the most important things.

What to write Write down what is new to you. Write down what is relevant to you. That depends on how the notes will be used. Test, essay, or project.

Essentials to write down when taking notes Dates of events: Names of people:. Theories: Definitions Arguments and Images and exercises Your own questions

Techniques Note-Taking Techniques “You don’t have to be super-fancy in your note-taking to be effective.” Outlining “outlining is an effective way to capture the hierarchical relationships between ideas and data.” Mind-mapping Cornell system

The essence “The bottom line is that your system has to reflect the way you think.” Learn how YOU think Read the information here.here

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