Multiple Intelligence Strategies for Note Taking (Carter et al.

, 2005)

INTELLIGENCE SUGGESTED STRATEGIES WHAT WORKS FOR YOU?

WRITE NEW IDEAS HERE.
Verbal-Linguistic
● Rewrite important ideas and concepts
in class notes from memory.
● Write summaries of your notes in your
own words.
Logical-
● Organize the main points of a lecture or
Mathematical
reading using outline form.
● Make charts and diagrams to clarify
ideas and examples.
Bodily-
● Make note taking as physical as
Kinesthetic
possible–use large pieces of paper and
different colored pens.
● When in class, choose a comfortable
spot where you have room to spread
out your materials and shift body
position when you need to.
Visual-Spatial
● Take notes using colored markers.

● Rewrite lecture notes in think link*

format, focusing on the most important
and difficult points from the lecture.
Interpersonal
● Whenever possible, schedule a study
group right after a lecture to discuss
class notes.
● Review class notes with a study buddy.
See what you wrote that he/she missed
and vice versa.
Intrapersonal
● Schedule some quiet time as soon as
possible after a lecture to reread and
think about your notes. If no class is
meeting in the same room after yours
and you have free time, stay in the
room and review there.
Musical
● Play music while you read your notes.

● Write a song that incorporates material

from one class period’s notes or one
topic. Use the refrain to emphasize the
most important concepts.
 Naturalistic
● Read or rewrite your notes outside.

● Review notes while listening to a nature

CD—running water, rain, forest sounds.

* “‘Think link’, also known as a mind map, is a visual form of note taking.” (Carter, et al, 2005, p.
209).

Source: Carter, C., Bishop, J., & Kravits, S. (2005). Keys to effective learning: Developing
powerful habits of mind. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.