Department of High School Teaching and Learning 1 Cornell Note Taking Writing Is a Great Tool for Learning!

Department of High School Teaching and Learning

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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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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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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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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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Department of High School Teaching and Learning 1 Cornell Note Taking Writing Is a Great Tool for Learning!