Taking Lecture Notes

Taking Lecture Notes

Taking notes during class is very important for students as it is quite a challenge since lecturer won't give you notes but you need to jot it down yourself.Learning to take notes is a skill that will help you to become a sucessfull student.It can also help you:

• For Active Listening
• Receive Accurate Record of Information
• Help you to interpret,condense and organize information
• For repetition of material

How to Take Lecture Notes

• Read text before class
• Be familiar with key terms
• Identify main ideas to organize note easier
• Review last class notes
• Sit in the lecture line of vision
• Listen with open mind
• Try to ask and answer question
• Listen for main points and related details

Effective Note Taking System

There are various way of taking notes.One of it is The Cornell Note Taking System:

Taking notes will be much easier now since you know the method.

Reviewing Your Notes

1.Recite From Headings

• Help to learn in an intergrated way
• Prompt memory by using heading of notes
• Check notes if missed any

2.Recite From Recall

• Learn in an isolated way
• Learn specific answer to specific questions
• Use recall questions

3.Talk about information with others

• Talk about it in your own words and explaining
• Get together with friend to review your notes
• Discuss problem and solve together
• Teach other peoples