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Cornell Note Taking
Writing Is a Great Tool for Learning!
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Why is it important to take notes?
How might this skill contribute to your academic success?
Quickwrite Questions:
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Why Take Notes?
Taking good notes helps students to: remember what they have read remember what is said in class help each other problem solve organize and process data and
information work on assignments and prepare for
tests outside of the classroom
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Why Use the Cornell System? Cornell notes is a widely used note taking
system for both lectures and reading
Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills
Cornell notes help student recall by getting them to process their notes 3 times
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Cornell Note Taking Format and Guidelines
Divide your paper into 3 Sections Write the course name, date, and
topic at the top of each page of notes The large section at the right is for
note taking Skip lines between ideas and topics
The section to the left is for main ideas and questions
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Name: ___________________ Class: ___________________
Date: ___________________ Title/ Topic:___________________________________
QuestionsMain IdeasColumn
( After notetaking, pullout mainideas andformulatequestions)
Note Taking Column
(Take notes in this column from your reading or teacher lecture)
Summary/Reflection
NOTE TAKING TEMPLATE
Heading
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Cornell Note Taking Format and Guidelines
When taking notes, write in your own words including only the important or key concepts
Use abbreviations (abb.) and/or bullets
Include headings, key terms and visuals
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Cornell Note Taking Format and Guidelines
Soon after note taking, share notes with a partner Fill in any gaps in information Clarify main ideas Formulate questions from your notes
Use high level thinking skills to create questions
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Name: ___________________ Class: ___________________
Date: ___________________
Title/ Topic: CORNELL NOTE TAKING
Main Ideas/QuestionsWhy takenotes?
What areCornell notes?
How should wereview notes?
How do Cornellnotes compareto other typesof note taking?
Notes
• Take notes to remember key info, prepare for test, and use critical thinking skills.
• Cornell notes use a specific format and help you process notes 3 times
• 3 sections: notes sect. , main idea and questions sect., and summary
• Place a heading at the top of each page• Notes on rt. questions/key concepts on left
• Review notes w/ a partner: fill in gaps in info., form questions, clarify key points
Summary
Heading
Sample of notes for this lecture
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Cornell Note Taking Format and Guidelines
Write a summary after ALL notes on the topic The summary should NOT be a word for
word rewriting of your notes The summary should reflect the main
points you want to remember from your notes
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Summary Cornell notes is a widely used system of
note taking that helps students organize, review, and process information from reading and lectures. Cornell notes uses a specific format that requires students to record, review and reflect on notes a minimum of 3 times. Notes are written and shared with a partner; main ideas are pulled out and questions are developed for review. Finally, a summary is written showing understanding of the main ideas on the topic.
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Practice Time
Take out a sheet of paper and get ready to practice the skill!
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Assignment and Instructions
Prepare your paper In the large right hand column take
notes like you normally would Remember the guidelines
Use abbreviations, write in your own word, include only main ideas, skip lines between ideas and topics etc.
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Topic: Bloom’s Taxonomy of Intellectual Behavior
In 1956, Benjamin Bloom headed agroup of educational psychologists whodeveloped a classification of levels ofintellectual behavior important inlearning.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom identified six levels of intellectual behavior
We often refer to these levels critical thinking skills
These thinking skills move from the simple recall of facts at the lowest level, to increasingly more complex thinking at the higher levels
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Bloom’s levels of thinking
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Bloom’s levels of thinking Knowledge: arrange, define, duplicate,
label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce state
Comprehension: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate
Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write
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Bloom’s levels of thinking Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate,
categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test
Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write
Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate
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How do we use Bloom’s levels?
In education we use these levels of thinking skills to determine increased levels of thinking or intellectual behavior
When developing questions, try to create questions using levels 3 and above
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What levels of thinking do these elicit?
Why take notes? How do good notes contribute to your
academic success? Compare Cornell notes to Double
Entry notes. Do you think this is a good note
taking system? Why or why not?
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Compare notes with a partner
Discuss what you wrote and why
Add to your notes( if necessary) Fill in gaps and missed information
Create questions in the left-hand column These questions should be answered
by your notes
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On your own, Summarize your notes
Write a brief summary of what you wrote in your notes
Do not repeat your notes word for word
Explain what you understand about the topic, Bloom’s taxonomy
Include new information learned
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