Taking Notes

December 2008

Purpose

Write down the purpose of taking notes.Don’t use complete sentences

Use phrasesUse words

“The purpose of note-taking is simple: to help you study better and more quickly.”Don’t write everything.Write the most important things.

What to write

Write down what is new to you.Write down what is relevant to

you.That depends on how the notes

will be used.Test, essay, or project.

Essentials to write down when taking notes

Dates of events: Names of people:.Theories: Definitions Arguments and Images and exercises Your own questions

Techniques

Note-Taking Techniques “You don’t have to be super-fancy in your

note-taking to be effective.”Outlining

“outlining is an effective way to capture the hierarchical relationships between ideas and data.”

Mind-mappingCornell system

The essence

“The bottom line is that your system has to reflect the way you think.”

Learn how YOU thinkRead the information here.

References

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/advice-for-students-taking-notes-that-work.html, 12/8/2008.

http://www.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills2.html, 12/8/2008.