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m How did you learn

the skill of note
taking?
m How did this skill
contribute to your
success?
m uornell note taking stimulates
critical thinking skills.

m Note taking helps students

remember what is said in class.

m A good set of notes can help

students work on assignments
and prepare for tests outside of
the classroom.
m Rood notes allow students to help
each other problem solve.
m Rood Notes help students organize
and process data and information.
m Helps student recall by
getting them to process
their notes 3 times.
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m !eveloped in 1949 at uornell
University by Walter Pauk.
m !esigned in response to frustration
over student test scores.
m Meant to be easily used
as a test study guide.
m Adopted by most major law schools
as the preferred note taking method.
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benefits to me? and to determine whether you need more information or
need to concentrate your study on specific topics.
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m In the large, right hand
column, take notes like
you normally would.
m You may use any style of note-
taking you wish:
5 outline format,
5 narrative format,
5 symbols,
5 short hand, etc.
m uompare notes with a
partner.
m Talk about what you
wrote and why. Look
for gaps & missed info.
m oth partners should feel
free to add to their notes.
m With your partner
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create questions in the
left hand column.
m These questions should
elicit critical thinking
skills.
5 Levels 3 through 6 in
loom¶s Taxonomy.
1. KNOWL !R : recalling information
2. uOMPR H NÔION: understanding
meaning
3. APPLIuATION: using learning in new
situations
4. ANALYÔIÔ: ability to see parts &
relationships
5. ÔYNTH ÔIÔ: Use parts to create a new
whole
6. ALUATION: judgment based on
criteria
Your questions should reflect:
m Info you don¶t understand or
want to discuss with your
teacher/tutor.
m Info you think would go good
on an essay test.
m Raps in your notes.
m On your own, in the space
provided at the bottom of the
page, complete a 3 or 4
sentence summary of
what you wrote in
your notes.
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Questions, !on¶t forget the heading:
subtitles, Name, ulass, Period, !ate, Topic
etc. go here,
in the left
hand column.
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thinking
questions. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there
on the bottom of the last page of notes
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computerized uornell notes
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night into their journal
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  e an Active Reader
m 
 about the reading
5 uonsider how the parts relate to the
whole; how the text relates to
previous ideas
5 ureate questions about new words/
terms, why emphasized points are
important
5 xamine what you have
learned from visuals
  e Aware of Textbook Organization
m Look for the pattern in elements like
chapter /subsection headings,
summary points, graphics

m Know where to find the index and

glossary
Use the text style to identify important points
m  ecome familiar with the font, symbols,
borders, graphics, colors, and layout
that highlight main ideas or terms
m  e alert to the writers goal: highlight
ideas/ references /opinions that seem
significant to their
point of view
 Take notes while reading
m Include headings, key terms, & graphics
m Take down only the important ideas:
brief, but clear
m Ôummarize in your own words
m Use symbols to highlight for review
m Use textbook review
questions to develop
study questions
 Review textbook notes
m Identify main ideas
m ill in details for better understanding
m Identify unclear information and/or
questions - collaborate for answers
m !elete unnecessary information
m Review note organization;
add symbols or rewrite
m Write a summary
m Use discussion topics/questions
organize your notes
m Use symbols for important ideas
m Include your own responses in notes
m !evelop questions to review later
m Add references to other
material as they come
to mind
 Make use of the format
m uover the right side of your notes;
review and answer study questions
from the left using the right side as an
answer key
m Quiz yourself out loud
m uover the right side with blank
paper; write out answers to
the left column study
questions
 Write!
m Write summaries of the most important
material in the summary/reflection
section
m Write a quiz for others using notes;
exchange and correct
m Write anticipated test questions
beyond those already in the
left-hand column and write
answers
 Review
m Look over notes frequently to
keep information and questions
still unanswered fresh in mind

m Recite information from notes

 Ôtudy in a Rroup
m xchange notes with others to flesh
out information and understanding

m Use notes in study groups to provide a

common ground of material for
reference and review

m Rewrite notes if necessary

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