TOPIC 6 : TAKING LECTURE NOTES

LECTURER IN CHARGE : MADAM SITI FADHILAH ABDUL HAMID

VENUE : AL-FARABI

DATE : 8/8/18

WHAT IS TAKING NOTE

WRITING DOWN IDEAS AND READ IT WITH OUR OWN WORD.

WHY TAKES NOTES

• HELPS US TO PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS.
• HELPS US STUDY FOR QUIZ, TESTS / FINAL EXAM.
• HELPS US IMPROVE OUR MEMORY.
• HELPS US TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IDEAS.
• HELPS US ENGAGE OUR SENSES.
• HELPS US ORGANIZE AND PROCESS DATA & INFORMATION.

WHY REVIEW NOTES

• LOSES 80% OF WHAT WE HEAR.
• IDENTIFY ANY QUESTIONS FOR PEERS
• THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO ABSORB.
• THINK : " IF I WERE TESTED ON THIS LECTURE TOMORROW, WOULD I ANSWER IT ? " MAKE IT SO!!

WHY 'RECAPTURE' NOTES AFTER CLASS

• AN EXCELLENT TEST-PREP STRATEGY FOR REINFORCING INFORMATION.
• BETTER THAN RE-COPYING, THIS TIME YOU'RE DIGESTING & REPHRASING.

MATERIALS THAT WE NEED

BEFORE CLASS

PHYSICAL FACTORS

NEAR THE FRONT AND CENTER :

• BETTER VISION.
• BETTER HEARING.

AVOID DISTRACTION :

• DOORWAYS, WINDOW GLARE, AND ETC.
• PEERS.

HOW TO TAKE NOTES

• DATE & LABEL NOTES.
• GIVE OURSELVES SPACE TO WRITE.
• USE ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS, AND ACRONYM :

• USE AN OUTLINE TO SHOW : 

                                                  1) MAIN IDEAS

                                                  2) SUPPORTS

                                                  3) EXAMPLE

• USE YOUR OWN LANGUAGE.

PREPARE TO CLASS, TIPS WHEN LECTURE ISN'T INTERESTING & REVIEW AFTER CLASS

WHILE TAKING NOTES

• BE AGGRESSIVE, NOT PASSIVE, LISTENER(ASK QUESTIONS & DISCUSS)

KEY ACTION TO NOTE AS YOU 'OBSERVE' YOUR INSTRUCTOR

• BE ALERT TO REPETITION
• WATCH THE BOARD OR OVERHEAD PROJECTOR.
• NOTICE THE INSTRUCTOR'S INTEREST LEVEL.
• LET GO OF JUDGEMENT ABOUT LECTURE STYLE.

SOME WAYS TO WRITE EFFECTIVE NOTE

CORNELL NOTE TAKING :

TWO COLUMN METHOD :

MAPPING METHOD :

SENTENCE METHOD :

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