Chapter 7-note taking

1. Chapter 7

12. How to get the most out of your
lecture

13. • Think about a lecture you attended from yesterdays
class.
• Write down everything you can remember from that
lecture.
• Discuss the forgetting timeline.

14. • On a sheet of paper, draw a line down the paper about a
third of the way in from the margin, making two columns
with the one on the right slightly bigger.
• In the right hand column, take notes about the class
• On the left hand, right key ideas, phrases, summarize
what is in the right hand column.

15. • One of our requirements from the beginning
• First 3 rows vs last three rows
• Ask questions for the good of the order
• Before class do readings, review syllabus, print out
materials, review past material and get organized.

16. • Do not be a stenographer
• Active-listening!!
• Print off slides beforehand so you can focus
• Listen for information in lecture that was not in the reading
• Read for details, listen for key concepts and ideas
• Facts are important but easier to remember in the context of
concepts, themes and ideas
• Think about what you hear and restate it silently in your own
words.
• Decide what’s important
• As you are copying down notes, also write down how this
material connects to previous material and any questions you
may have

17. • Previewing
• Creates an organized mental outline for the lecture
ahead of time.
• Write down all the key headings of the chapter and leave
significant space between them for notes.
• Easy to compare notes from the book to notes in class.
• Bring notes from reading and make annotations in
margins

18. • What we are currently doing
• Recall column
• Useful for studying
• The summarizations in the recall column are often what
would be information in the headings of an outline.

19. • Headings and subheadings
• Try to follow instructor's outline
• ADD in details, definitions, examples, applications and
explanations.
• Easily translatable to notecards- with headings on the
front and material on the back
• Can be difficult in non-lecture classes

20. • Listen to the lecture, write summary paragraphs in your
words
• Add in definitions or anything that needs to be word for
word
• Free flowing format
• Flow charts and diagrams

21. • Similar to outline
• No letters or numbers, just bullet points and indentations
• Can be used in conjunction with Cornell

22. • Write down all worked problems, including steps
• Write down equations, formulas, diagrams, charts,
graphs, and definitions.
• Notes in pencil or erasable pen

23. • Word-can highlight, bold or underline. Change font size
and color, insert text boxes, charts, comments. Cut and
paste from slides or materials. Create folders for each
class
• Excel for math, economics, accounting-use of formulas
and calculations.
• PowerPoint-every time instructor changes topics, can
open new slide. Add notes directly to instructors
PowerPoint.
• Can add in diagrams, and other visuals.
• Easier to red.
• Can also translate written lecture notes into technology
after class

24. • Bloom’s taxonomy
• After class, write down main ideas from memory.
• Fill in details as quickly as you can
• Recite ideas out loud! Tell someone else what you
learned
• Review notes from previous class right before lecture