1. Effective Note Taking Access to A levels

2. Objective To improve study skills – learning can be learnt! This week – note taking Future weeks: Mind mapping, listening, observation, analysing

3. Why Take Notes? Give 5 reasons why taking notes could help learning 1. A record of information – for revision 2. Helps you organise thoughts 3. Personal to you 4. Helps you to concentrate on the information 5. Summary of key points

4. When to take notes From other text sources From someone speaking From video

5. Should I write this down? It is not dictation – which of these need to be recorded accurately and which should be put into your own words? Key ideas Scientific formulae Dates Opinions Explanations Quotations

6. The Cornell Method Devised at Cornell University Main note taking area records content of lecture/talk Cue column adds review words and key ideas A section at the bottom summarises the main concept For revision you need only look at the Summary and Cue sections

8. Use symbols

9. Now try this Have a look at this A Level lesson extract and jot down some notes Compare your notes with the person next to you Video examples: Monopoly (economics), Art History, American History, ChemistryMonopoly Art HistoryAmerican HistoryChemistry