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Effective Cornell Note-Taking Guide

This document discusses the Cornell note taking method, which involves dividing a page into three sections - a main ideas section on the left, a details section in the middle, and a summary section on the bottom right. Key points and questions are noted in the main ideas section, lectures and readings are recorded in the details section, and a summary is written after class in the summary section. Cues or keywords are also written in the left margin next to significant details for easy reviewing. This method allows students to keep organized notes, ask questions, and connect ideas across sources.

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Effective Cornell Note-Taking Guide

This document discusses the Cornell note taking method, which involves dividing a page into three sections - a main ideas section on the left, a details section in the middle, and a summary section on the bottom right. Key points and questions are noted in the main ideas section, lectures and readings are recorded in the details section, and a summary is written after class in the summary section. Cues or keywords are also written in the left margin next to significant details for easy reviewing. This method allows students to keep organized notes, ask questions, and connect ideas across sources.

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This method of note taking is useful because it enables you to keep track of questions or
thoughts that occur to you while making notes. It also allows you to go back and add
comments to a page of notes or connect ideas from one source to another.

The Cornell note taking method serves multiple purposes:

- Notes from the lecture or readings, so that you have a record of information you may
have forgotten (Details section)
- Summary of what was covered in the lecture or reading which you can easily look
through (Summary section)
- A set of key points and/or questions that serve as a mini study guide (Main Ideas
section

Method
During class
o take down information in largest area of the page
o when instructor moves to new point, skip a few lines
After class
o complete phrases & sentences as much as possible
o for all significant information, write cue in left margin

After writing the notes in the main space, use the left-hand space to label each idea and
detail with a key word or "cue“

An example of Cornell Note taking form is below – blank sample follows


Main Ideas Details

Summary

(Dees, 2010)
References

Dees, J. (2010). Top 21 Note-taking Strategies that Will Help Students Score Better on Tests.
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Sever, R. (2013). Cornell Note-Taking Method. Retrieved from http://www.puhsd.org/Page/777

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