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Note Taking

Note Taking. Lecture 3. “The Cornell System of Note Taking”. Basic Format for Cornell Note Taking. QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES:. (Step #1). NOTE TAKING AREA:. (Step #2). *After you’ve finished all your note taking, then you create questions that your notes answer.

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Note Taking

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  1. Note Taking Lecture 3 “The Cornell System of Note Taking”

  2. Basic Format for Cornell Note Taking QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES: (Step #1) NOTE TAKING AREA: (Step #2) *After you’ve finished all your note taking, then you create questions that your notes answer. *Take notes here first, just like you would normally do…with abbreviations, short phrases, etc. *Each pg. of notes should have at least 3-4 questions in this column. SUMMARY: (Step #3) *Lastly, you write a summary of the main ideas in your notes for each page, using 1-2 COMPLETE sentences.

  3. Cornell Format for Lecture 3 Notes QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES: NOTE TAKING AREA: Good note taking = good listening Very impt. to capture lecture info: 1. understand course content better 2. clarify or expand text info. How diff. is taking lect. notes from taking textbook notes? 1. can’t control pace of lect. 2. don’t know overall organization of lect.—some profs. give lecture outline, others don’t! Thus, you’ll need techniques for taking & organizing notes during lect. SUMMARY: A note taker must listen carefully to capture important ideas from a lecture. Note taking from a lecture is different from note taking from a textbook, so students need special techniques.

  4. Cornell Format for Lecture 3 Notes QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES: NOTE TAKING AREA: How to do the Cornell Note Taking Sys.— Prepare before class…8 ½ x 11” paper in Cornell Format The 5 R’s of Cornell Sys. 1. Record—notes on rt. side in own words 2. Reduce—notes into quest. on left side 3. Recite—answers to quest. out loud w/o looking at your notes 4. Reflect—on info. you are studying by checking or highlighting impt. info. 5. Review—notes immediately after/before class & regularly SUMMARY:

  5. Cornell Format for Lecture 3 Notes QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES: NOTE TAKING AREA: Tech. for writing notes quickly: 1. paraphrase by shortening & rewording 2. use abbrev. 3. create set of common symbols 4. use modified form of writing, like shorthand 5. keep writing when info. is difficult or confusing Selecting impt. info. & right amount of info. can be challenging. If your notes are too short w/out significant info., then they won’t be helpful. There are a number of techniques for writing notes efficiently, SUMMARY: such as using abbreviations. A note taker must be careful not to write too much or too little information in notes; otherwise, they won’t be useful.

  6. Cornell Format for Lecture 3 Notes QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES: NOTE TAKING AREA: When taking notes, listen for: key words, terminology, details, exs., & verbal/nonverbal cues Key words—signal new heading or supporting detail Exs.: advantages, causes, methods, principles, stages, types of, rules, reasons, etc. Terminology—impt. to write along with def., lays strong foundation for learning course content SUMMARY: When I take notes, I should listen for key words, terms, details, examples, and verbal vs. nonverbal hints. Key words tell me that a new point is coming. I must also write down any terms and definitions given.

  7. Cornell Format for Lecture 3 Notes QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES: NOTE TAKING AREA: Listen for details such as…times, dates, names, facts, statistics, definitions, & exs. that develop or prove main idea pay attention to words that indicate list of items: first, in addition to, finally, etc. Listen for exs.—why impt.? exs. help you grasp concept and its application notes only need to show basic gist of ex. & where it occurred in lecture, not whole situation SUMMARY:

  8. Cornell Format for Lecture 3 Notes QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES: NOTE TAKING AREA: Look & listen for verbal/nonverbal cues: Exs. of verbal cues… This is impt. This will be on the test. As I have said before… Be sure you copy this. Be sure you read pages… Exs. of nonverbal cues… intonation or pitch of instructor’s voice visual hints on overheads, board, & PowerPoint slides SUMMARY: It is necessary to pay attention to verbal as well as nonverbal cues to important information given in a lecture. An example of a verbal cue is, “This will be on the test.” An example of a nonverbal cue is the tone of voice.

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