TAKING LECTURE NOTES

 1) TAKING LECTURE NOTES

WHY WE NEED TO TAKE LECTURE NOTES??

• promote active learning
• provides an accurate record of information
• provides an opportunity to interpret, condense and organize information
• provides an opportunity for repetition of the material

HOW TO TAKE LECTURE NOTES??

• pay attention to avoid miss an important point
• put distractions away
• use shorthand but in understandable forms
• ask questions when confused
• be comfortable in order to avoid lose concentrate

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING LISTENING SKILLS

• consider eye contact for having a good communication
• be alert to what lecturer is saying
• pay attention to noverbal signs such as body language and tone
• provide feedback to make sure the lecturer know that you get what they want to give

2) EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM

THE CORNELL METHOD

NOTES : 

• the section where you can take your notes during the course of the lecture
• you can use bullets, sentences, short-hand, etc

CUES :

• questions, main points, visual clues and other clues that jog your memory just put it here
• fill the section in after class

SUMMARY :

• most important point and main ideas go here
• fill in this section after class when you are in the reviewing process