Note-takinggEnglish for Biology Students 20132013

What is the importance?What is the importance?

Youneedtotakenotesinclass. Withoutgoodnotetakingskills difficultyin:g g y

Gettingthemostoutofclasslectures. Clearlyunderstandingcollegetextbooksand Clearlyunderstandingcollegetextbooksandassignedreadings.

Helpsyoubecomeanactivelistenerandacriticalthinker.

Helpsyourememberinformation.

What is the importance?

What is the importance?

What is the importance?

Note-taking DictationNote-taking Dictation

Dictation iswritingcompletesentences;notetaking iswritingcompleteideas.

Example: Dictation:ThemonthlyboardmeetingwillbeheldintheDirector'sConferenceRoomonthe9thFlooroftheDepartmentofRevenueBuildingat9am.

Notetaking:

Board meeting:Dir. Conf. Room (9th. Fl Dept. Rev. B.) 9 amf R (9 p R ) 9

What to doWhat to do

Improveyourlisteningskills. Developyournotetakingskills.p y g

Trainyourselftotakenotesquicklyandeffectively.y

Beabletouseyournotestostudy.P ti P ti P ti PracticePracticePractice. LikeALLskills,listeningandnotetakingimproveO i h iONLYwithpractice.

Eventually:Developyourownstyle!

Note-taking systemsNote-taking systems

Th i b i t t ki g th d / Therearevariousbasicnotetakingmethods/systems.

Oneofthebest:theCornellS stem Oneofthebest:theCornellSystem. CanbeusedinANYlecturesituation. Advantages:

Providesanorganizedandsystematicmeansofrecordingandreviewingnotes.g g

Easyformatforpullingoutmajorconceptsandideas. Simpleandefficient. Savestimeandeffort Savestimeandeffort. ADoitrightinthefirstplacemethod.

Disadvantages:Disadvantages: None.

RecordReduceCornell Note-taking

RecordReduce

Note-taking System(3R System)

(6 5 cm) (15 cm)(6.5cm) (15cm)

Recap(6cm)

CornellNoteTakingMethod(R5System)Templatep

1.RECORD(duringclass)

3.REDUCE(afterclass)

( ) K d h (duringclass)(1) Writedownfacts andinphrases.(2) Useabbreviationswhenpossible.

(1) Keywords,phrasesorquestions thatserveascues.

(2)Cuephrasesand

2.RECALL(afterclass)

(1)Read throughyournotes

( ) Cue p a e a dquestionsshouldbeinyourownwords.

RECITE (1)Read throughyournotes.(2)Fillinblanksandmake

scribblesmorelegible.

5.RECITE(1)Withclassroomnotes

covered,readeachkeywordorquestion.keywordorquestion.

(2) Recitethefact orideathatcomestomindbythekeyword

4.RECAPITULATION( ft l )

orquestion.

(afterclass)Summarize eachmainidea.

NOTETAKING METHODS 5/28/08

WHY?? Studied student

1.RECORD3.Reduce

5.Recite:Why take notes?

-Active Learner-Effective learner?-Walter Pauk?

WHY??-Instructors share information-Serve as file of information-Help you become active listener-Helps you become effective learner

Studied student retention rates, wrote books on studying i.e. How to Study in College, 1997

Walter Pauk?

How do you prepare?Syllabus whats there?

Helps you become effective learner-HELP YOU REMEMBER INFORMATION!! (Walter Pauk?)

HOW TO GET READY?-Review syllabus

Stay focused analyze think rapidly

2. Recall-Syllabus what s there?

-Test questions vs detail? Why need to know?

-Review syllabus-course objectives-main topics-assignments???

+ Class schedule, website, test dates, instructor office hours, etc.

2.Recall

-Relationship of text to class?

Why have a class buddy?

-??? -Relationship between class and text-Identify testing

-types of questionspt d t il i t

Is text important supplement or info NOT discussed in class

-Why have a class buddy? -concepts vs details in notes-ask instructor & other students

-Class buddy-Why need/taking course (like or NOT)

h ff t th d-Choose effective method

Note taking is important part of successful college studying. A students need to understand WHY and HOW good notes will hel the get g d g ade

4.Recapitulate

will help them get good grades.

Successful Note-taking Successful Note-taking

1 Li t f k d1. Listenforkeywords.

2. Notecompleteideas,notonlyrandomwords.

3. Usesymbolsandabbreviations.

!Mr =!Mrs % b/cMrs % b/cw/poppop w/ox

Successful Note-taking Successful Note-taking

Successful Note-taking (contd)Successful Note-taking (contd)

4. Usespacetoshowrelationship.

Verticalspace

Horizontalspace

5 Getthebigpicture(i e whatsthemainpoint;what5. Getthebigpicture(i.e.what sthemainpoint;whatdoesthespeakerwantyoutolearn).

6 Quantityisimportant!!6. Quantityisimportant!!

Successful Note-taking (contd)Successful Note taking (cont d)

Strategies for Effective Listeningi Lin Lectures

Strategies for Effective Note-takingi Lin Lectures

Strategies for Effective Note-takingi Lin Lectures

Example 1Example 1

Studiesonworldwideliteracyratesshowthatalmost80percentoftheworldspopulationovertheageof15isnowliterate.Thisincludes

morewomenthaneverbefore.

Studiesww literacyrt =almost80%worldpopover15yrs nowliterate

+grtr #ofwomenthanbef

Example 2Example 2UNESCOsstudyshowsadropinilliteracyfromUNESCO sstudyshowsadropinilliteracyfromtwentytwoandfourtenthspercentoftheworld

populationin1995totwentyandthreetenthsin2000.p p 995 y

WWliteracyrates

almost80%ofww pop15+yrs literate

h b f morewomenthanbef

illiteracy19952000 illiteracy1995200022.4%(ww pop)20.3%

Basic TipsBasic Tips

Concentrate onthelectureorreading. TakenotesselectivelydoNOTtrytowriteeveryword. Useyourownwords. Bebrieffocusonmajorpointsandimportantinformation.

Ifyoushouldmisssomethingcompletely,leaveablank d titl t spaceandgetitlater.

Consultingthelecturer,classmates,thetexts,oradditionalreadingsreadings.

Writelegibly. Dontworryaboutgrammarorspelling Don tworryaboutgrammarorspelling.

Know WHAT to writeKnow WHAT to write

Youneedtolistenforsignalwords: Thatleadtomainideas/points: Therearethreereasonswhy FirstSecondThird andmostimportantandmostimportant Amajordevelopment

Thatindicatesupportmaterial: Ontheotherhand Forexample Forinstance Forinstance Similarly Furthermore Incontrast

Signalwords(cont.)

Thatsignaltheconclusionorsummary: Therefore I l i Inconclusion Asaresult Finally Insummary Fromthiswecansee

ThatareoftensaidVERYloud: ThatareoftensaidVERYloud: Nowthisisimportant Rememberthat Theimportantideaisthat Thebasicconcepthereis

SourcesSources

d / l / / k courses.unt.edu/ttaylor/ASC/Note%20Taking%20Basics.ppt http://www.falibo.com/video/1907/NoteTakingCornellSystemSystem

www.brevard.cc.fl.us/academics/.../notetaking101in03 000.ppt3_ pp