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EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING OVERVIEW Importance Strategies Note - - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING OVERVIEW Importance Strategies Note - - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING OVERVIEW Importance Strategies Note - taking apps FORGETTING CURVE Approximately 60 % information in class is forgotten after 9 hours Writing down notes increases active listening = better retention HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
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FORGETTING CURVE
Approximately 60% information in class is forgotten after 9 hours Writing down notes increases active listening = better retention
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HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
Notes, slides, or
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Tell you exactly what you need to know for an exam Do the reading during class Tells you important dates Most classes strictly lecture Some professors provide slides Do not tell you exactly what is on the exam Do assigned reading before class All important dates in syllabus
VS.
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NOTES BEGIN BEFORE LECTURE!!
Syllabus Learning objectives/key points from assigned readings Confusing concepts Lecture slides on Moodle What do I already know?
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DURING LECTURE
Look for Cues Personal note-taking Method
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CUES: WHEN DO I WRITE?
THE 6 "W" QUESTIONS
Dates Geographic location (fictional or real) Professor repeats word/phrase When change in an idea occurs Use of literary device Examples Vocabulary term When something is confusing People (fictional or real) Formulas Change in professor's voice
Who What When Where Why How
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METHODS
Cornell Notes Mind-mapping Outline Flow Method
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AFTER LECTURE
Look over your notes before the day is over & add information Type them up Review notes with a classmate Figure out what is confusing Ask for clarification
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HELPFUL NOTE APPS!
Evernote Microsoft OneNote Google Keep Simplenote
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QUESTIONS?
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