The Cornell System of Note-taking! Setting The Stage For Learning Four Things To Remember! 4 Listening 4 Taking Notes 4 Questioning 4 Review Taking Notes

The Cornell System of Note-taking!

Setting The Stage For Learning

Four Things To Remember!

Listening Taking Notes Questioning Review Taking Notes


Be an active listener– Read text before class– Give speaker your attention– Be actively engaged with material:

1. make connections

2. get the big picture

Listening:


Capture main ideas Don’t recopy notes Don’t use tape recorder Review notes immediately after lecture Don’t rely on memorization

Taking Notes:


Ask questions of speaker• Clarify information

Ask questions of yourself• Have an inquiring mind

There are no “dumb questions”• Only unasked ones

Questioning:


If your system works• Don’t Change

If your system doesn’t work• Try Cornell System

Review Taking Notes:

The Cornell System For Taking Notes

The most widely used system in the U.S. gives you a ready-made tool for review!


Step 1• Preparing the System

Step 2• During the Lecture

Step 3• After the Lecture

Three Important Steps!


Use large loose-leaf notebook to store

notes and handouts Take notes on one side of paper only Make recall column:

• Draw a vertical line two and one half inches from left edge of paper

• Key words written to left of line

Step 1 - Preparing the System:


Record classroom notes in space to right of line

Review notes on yesterday’s lecture


Record notes in simple paragraph form Roman numeral system not necessary Capture general ideas: Get names, dates

from text Skip lines to show end of one idea/start

of another

Step 2 - During the Lecture:


Using abbreviations will give extra time to listen and write Write legibly

• Do not recopy notes• Copying notes is not review• Copying notes is a waste of time


Consolidate notes after class• Read through notes; make more legible• Fill in spaces• Underline main ideas

Step 3 - After the Lecture:


Summarize main ideas• Jot key words and phrases for ideas on the

right• Gives time for reflection• Organizes thoughts in mind and on paper


Use jottings as cues or “flags” to aid recall

• Cover right side of paper• Recite facts aloud in your own words• Uncover notes & verify what you said

(Reciting is the most powerful recall technique)

Recording Column

Course, teacher(date)

Key terms/recall

RECORD FACTS During lecture, record meaningful facts, ideas in right column. Write legibly.

REDUCE FACTS Soon after lecture, summarize facts, ideas concisely in left (recall) column. Clarifies meanings, relationships. Reinforces continuity. Strengthens memory. Helps review for exams.

RECITE FACTS Cover right column. Recall facts, ideas from lecture (in own words). Uncover notes - verify what you said. Helps transfer notes to long-term memory.

REFLECT ON NOTES Separate opinions from notes. Record, organize, and file opinions of lecture subject. Categorize them, review occasionally.

REVIEW NOTES Spend 10 min. wkly. reviewing. (After daily study - 2 hrs. for ea. hr. of class) Helps retention.

Tips On What To Include In Your Notes

Seven Tips to Note-Taking Success


Include details, facts, or explanations that expand or explain the main points that are mentioned.

Include definitions, word for word, especially if your professor repeats them several times.

Include enumerations or lists of things that are discussed.

Seven Tips:


Include examples. You don’t need to note all of the details for each example, but you do need to know which general topic each example relates

Include anything that is written on the chalkboard or on a transparency (on an overhead projector)

Seven Tips (contd.):


Include anything that is repeated or spelled out

Include drawings, charts, or problems that are written on the board

Seven Tips (contd.):

Effective Note-taking

Success is Within Your Grasp!

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The Cornell System of Note-taking! Setting The Stage For Learning Four Things To Remember! 4 Listening 4 Taking Notes 4 Questioning 4 Review Taking Notes