1. Listening, Note Taking, and Memory Taking in, Recording, and Retaining Information
Chapter 6

2. How can you become a better listener?
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How can you become a better listener?
Know the stages of listening
Sensation
Interpretation
Evaluation
Reaction

3. How can you become a better listener?
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How can you become a better listener?
Manage listening challenges
Divided attention and distractions
Shutting out the message
The rush to judgment
Partial hearing loss and learning disabilities
Become an active listener
Set purposes for listening
Pay attention to verbal signposts
Ask questions

4. How can you make the most of note taking?
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How can you make the most of note taking?
Recording information in class
Preparing to take class notes
Preview your reading material
Gather your supplies
Location, location, location
Choose a note-taking system
Gather support
What to do during class

5. How can you make the most of note taking?
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How can you make the most of note taking?
Reviewing and revising your notes
Plan a review schedule
Review within a day of the lecture
Review regularly
Review with an eye toward tests
Read and rework using critical thinking
Revise using other sources
Summarize
Work with study groups

9. How can you write faster when taking notes?
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How can you write faster when taking notes?
Personal Shorthand
Use standard abbreviations in place of complete words
Shorten words by removing vowels from the middle of words
Substitute word beginnings for entire words
Form plurals by adding s
Make up your own symbols and use them consistently
Use key phrases instead of complete sentences

10. How does memory work? Page 211 Encoding stage Storage stage
Information is changed into usable form
Storage stage
Information is held in memory for later use
Retrieval stage
Memories are recovered from storage by recall

11. How can you improve your memory?
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How can you improve your memory?
Use specific strategies
Have purpose and intention
Understand what you memorize
Recite, rehearse, and write
Study during short but frequent sessions
Separate material into manageable sections
Use a tape recorder selectively

12. How can you improve your memory?
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How can you improve your memory?
Use visual aids
Use critical thinking
Use mnemonic devices
Create visual images and associations
Use an idea chain to remember items in a list
Create acronyms

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