Pre- Service Teacher’s Notetaking Skills (pretest and posttest self-efficacy scale)

Direction: The following items describe statements to measure your notetaking skills. Kindly
tick the corresponding column that describe your answer. Use the scale below to indicate how
often each statement applies to you.

5- Extremely Skilled

4- Skilled

3- Moderately Skilled

2- Skilled

1- Not Skilled

Taking Notes Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never

Statements 5 4 3 2 1

1 I take concise and

complete notes during
Moderate class
2.88 lectures/synchronous
classes.

2 I recognize the main

idea and key concepts
Moderate from lecture.
3.18

3 I stay attentive during

Moderate class lecture while
taking notes.
3.30

4 I organize my notes
after taking them.
Moderate

2.75
 Taking Notes Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never

5 I organize my notes by
means of notetaking
Moderate strategies such as
2.82 Cornell method,
outlining method,
mapping, and /or
sentence method.

6 I take down notes in

textbook readings,
Moderate online demonstrations,
3.34 class videos, audio
recordings and
research.

7 I paraphrase what the

teacher says during
Moderate lectures as for my notes.
3.31

8 I use pen and paper in

taking notes.
Skilled

4.12

9 I use gadgets in taking

notes such as smart
Moderate phone, laptop, tablet
3.37 and/or e-writers.

10 I take the same amount

of notes when
Skilled PowerPoint slides are
3.63 made available.

11 I only copy what the

teacher says in taking
 Taking Notes Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never

Skilled down notes.

3.79

12 I spend more than an

hour reviewing my
Extremely notes after class
4.26 lectures.

13 I spend more than an

hour reviewing my
Skilled notes before exams.
3.63

14 I review notes by
highlighting or marking
Moderate them.
3.25

15 I test myself through

the notes I have taken.
Moderate

3.38

16 I summarise my notes
as for review.
Moderate

3.23