Learning to

take Notes
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 NOTE TAKING 101
WHEN DO YOU NEED TO TAKE NOTES?
Absorbing content or skills through some sort of medium is

improved through note taking.

Students need to gather, encode, and store information.

Whether on the job training, in a lecture hall or watching a

how-to video.
Take notes when you need to remember what you

learned!!!
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 4 Ways to make your
Notes better!
1 Note-taking More is better 2
matters It improves learning by
encoding information
It improves learning by
as you take the notes
encoding information as
storing the information
you take the notes
more firmly in your
storing the information
brain!
more firmly in your

3 brain!
Visuals help
It improves learning by
Handwritten is 4
encoding information as
best
It improves learning by
you take the notes
encoding information as
storing the information
you take the notes
more firmly in your
storing the information
brain!
more firmly in your
brain!
WHY DO YOU NEED TO TAKE NOTES?
To help you to understand and remember what

you learned so that you can use that information

later.
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The better your notes, the easier it is to study and

 Give yourself an
advantage
Before you start listening
1. Be prepared with
what you need. Pens,
pencils, highlighters,
paper etc.

2. List unfamiliar
terms and concepts

3. Compose
clear
questions you
can ask about
terms/concept
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s you don’t
understand.
 1. MARK YOUR
NOTES
With date and title
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 2. CHOOSE YOUR
SEAT WISELY
Sit where you are best going to be able to focus and concentrate
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 3. CROWD
CONTROL
Don’t crowd your notes. Leave blanks to fill in missed items and

expand the notes later. Leave big blanks if you miss entire parts of

the notes
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 4. WHY?
Think about Why something is important – try to

understand the big picture

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 5. LOVE COLOR
ake notes in different colors to highlight important points
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 6. STARS, STRIPES
ETC
Use underlining or symbols, such as astericks or stars to

identify points your instructor emphasizes

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 7. NUMBERS &
LETTERS
Number items or use indentations to distinguish between

major or minor points.

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 8. KNOW IT ALL,
REALLY?
Highlight unfamiliar words and unclear ideas/information.
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 9. USE EXAMPLES
Add examples that are provided by the teacher to help job your

memory later and to help you understand ideas.

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 LISTEN! LISTEN!
LISTEN!
1. Written
on the
4. Previews board!
& 2..
Summaries! Highlighted
portions of
presentation!

5. Direct
references to
previous
learning or 3. Visual
LISTEN, THEN Aids
the book.
WRITE

Re
p
poi eats Numbering
nts “In conclusion”
“However”
7. Vocal 8. Word
Emphasis
“What Clues“I’ll repeat
matters is” that”
ws
Slo n 6. “Does
dow Changes Questions everybody
cadence of others ask understand? “This is
speaking “ important”
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