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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.