learn smart chapter 4

During a lecture, an instructor's meta-message telling you what's important might begin with a phrase such as

"don't forget." "be sure to remember."

________ listening is the voluntary act of focusing on what is being said, making sense of it, and thinking about it in a way that makes sense to you.

Active

Basic questions to ask yourself when evaluating your notes include which of the following?

Do I need to ask for clarification of any ideas? Do my notes represent what was covered in class?

Why is taking your preferred notetaking tools to class—your favorite kind of pen, or your laptop—recommended?

Not having them will interfere with your getting the most out of class.

How should your study notes relate to the notes you make in your textbook or other course materials?

Once created, your study notes should stand alone.

Identify approaches that would be effective for taking notes from materials that cannot be directly written on. (Select all that apply.)

Take notes the same way you would in a lecture. Use your laptop to take notes. Look for key ideas, definitions, and quotations for your notes.

When an instructor explains information too quickly, students should

compare notes and fill in missing information.

Generally speaking, using a ________ is better for taking notes than using a ________ because it is less likely to smudge and will usually be brighter and clearer.

pen; pencil

In math and accounting classes the recommended writing utensil is a(n) (Remember to type only one word per blank

pencil

A meta-message is a(n) ________ conveyed by the instructor.

underlying message

After class, a printout of the instructor's PowerPoint slides can be

used together with your notes when reviewing and studying the material.

The best method for taking study notes depends on

whether or not you can write on the material you wish to take notes on.

Whatever type of notebook you use for taking notes, it is important to

write on only one side of the page.

Good note taking is best characterized as

writing down what will be most useful to you.

One reason for using short, abbreviated phrases when taking notes is that

writing in full sentences slows you down.

True or false: By the time we reach college, most of us have developed distinct tastes when it comes to what we use to take notes.

True

Why is it recommended that you spend 5 or 10 minutes at the end of class to reconsider what you've heard during class?

Rethinking promotes the transfer of information into long-term memory.

Which of the following are true of taking notes on the course material directly, such as in a hard-copy textbook or a digital textbook?

Writing in the text by itself is not sufficient to promote learning. Study notes should be created from the annotations you have made in the text itself.

Keys to effective notetaking include

actively listening and thinking about the material. writing down the right amount of information.

Listening involves

concentration

Understanding the information you receive in the first class session and through the syllabus is important because it will

help you understand the instructor's goals with the course. help clarify what it is you want to learn from the course

Which of the following do NOT correctly pair a common abbreviation with its intended meaning?

i.e. for "for example" e.g. for "that is" w/o for "with/or"

In preparing for good note taking, you should

identify your goals for the course. skim your notes from the previous lecture. complete assignments prior to class.

Information that is repeated frequently during a lecture is

important to recall and should be included in your notes.

Notes that summarize ideas in short phrases and show a relationship among concepts through the use of indentions are

in outline form.

Presentations on topics that appear minimally covered or detailed is

informative about the relative importance of those topics.

When taking notes in a college class, you should NOT aim to

keep a transcript of everything spoken in class.

Which of the following can help you keep a balance between too many and too few notes?

knowing how to discern what information is important. being engaged and involved in class.

Writing in complete sentences when taking notes

leads you to pay more attention to your notes than to your instructor.

With some materials, you aren't able to write your notes directly on them. These include

library books and reserved readings.

Effective notetaking includes both

listening and thinking.

Which of the following is a recommended notebook style because it permits you to go back later and change the order of the pages or add material appropriately?

loose-leaf

When lectures are not making much sense, it is useful to

meet with the instructor outside of class. attend a duplicate lecture if possible.

The ________ is the underlying main idea that the instructor is trying to convey.

meta-message

An instructor's facial expressions can convey important ________ signals during a lecture.

nonverbal

Take advantage of PowerPoint slides provided by your instructor to guide your

notetaking.

A notetaking format that encourages you to determine the structure of the lecture is the

outline form.

The best way to achieve a balance between too few and too many notes is to

pay close attention in class.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps to take in preparation for good note taking?

reviewing the results from someone else's quizzes and tests

Spending 5 or 10 minutes immediately after class to review what you have heard can

save you hours of work later.

Definitions, quotations, and formulas written on the board are significant because they likely represent information you will

see on a test.

Information prominently written on the classroom board or on the course homepage

should be included in your notes and highlighted in some way.

Notes taken for the purpose of reviewing material are called

study notes.

Which of the following can be considered nonverbal cues from an instructor during a lecture?

the instructor getting excited about the topic an unusual lack of enthusiasm for the topic

Information received in the first class is important because

the instructor's goals and expectations are outlined.

Lack of discussion about a topic during a lecture indicates

the relative importance of that topic compared to other topics.

Abbreviations should be used when taking notes

to speed up the notetaking process.

The notes you have taken during class should be evaluated

toward the end of class.