Note taking and study skills

@

At

" "

Ditto

=with a slash through it

Does not equal

Ea

Each

Remove all or most vowels from the word, use only the first syllable of a word or eliminate final letters, remover vowels from the middle oft the word, use an apostrophe, use g to represent ing, leave out unimportant verbs, and leave out a, an, and the.

Techniques for abbreviations are?

B/c

Because

B4

Before

/

Per

Qty

Quantity (amount)

Yrs.

Years

Cornell notes, 2-column notes, formal and informal outlines, and Q&A format.

What are some common note-taking methods?

-

A dash

Vs.

Against

&,+

And, plus

Highlight and color code, leave space for questions or your own annotations after class, take notes by hand, write legibly, and don't worry about spelling or grammar.

Any other note-taking advice?

An arrow pointing down

Decrease, less

B/w

Between

Bldg.

Building

Esp.

Especially

Etc.

Etcetera

Ex. or e.g.

For example

Govt.

Government

>

Greater than

Knowing symbols and abbreviations

How can I take notes faster and more efficiently?

Key words or phrases, intonation like if a teacher raises her voice, when a teacher pauses, body language like if a teacher points at something or draws in the air, and repetition.

How do I know what's important in a class lecture?

Take notes in class, take notes by hand, ask questions in class, get answers to questions instead of giving up, do all of your homework, teach someone else, get a study buddy or study group, create a study guide for yourself, have someone test you, create a test for someone else, flash cards, create an outline, review or rework your notes, use memory devices, make jingles/songs out of the material, make rhymes, create names or expressions out of the first letter of each word of a concept, practice a lot, draw, use graphic organizers, Venn diagrams, cluster/spider graphs, timelines, bar graphs, pie charts, flow charts, pyramid charts, sentence diagrams, create review games/contests with partners like stump the student, and read/recite information out loud.

How do you study?

I.e

In other words

An arrow pointing up

Increase, more

Info

Information

~

Is similar to

=

Is/are/have/has/equals

An arrow pointing to the right

Leads to, produces, causes

<

Less than

Max

Maximum, most

Min

Minimum, least

A circle with a line slanted through it

No, none

#

Number

?

Question

Re:

Regarding

*

Special, important, notable

Don't study on an empty stomach, make time for studying or homework, make school you priority, get sleep, find a good study space that is quiet and has plenty of light, get away from distractions like your phone, don't cram things, keep a calendar and consult it daily, and turn off music.

What are some general study tips?

Review your notes, use them to study, and after making your notes go back and rework them.

What do you do after you take notes?

Don't write every single word, never write sentences instead write phrases, never write a phrase instead write a word, write key words and phrases, and restate concepts in your own words.

What should I include in my notes and what should I leave out?

Three dots in a triangle

Therefore

X

Times

Underline

Underline or circle words/phrases to indicate importance.

They are exactly the same as Cornell notes just without the summary at the bottom.

What are 2-column notes?

The paper is split in two by a line down your paper. To the left you put key points and to the right you put detailed notes. Put a horizontal line across the bottom of your paper and in that section you will write a summary of the lesson/chapter from 2-4 sentences.

What are Cornell notes?

Turn headings into meaningful questions and write the answers to those questions by finding the information in your reading.

What are Q&A formats?

It uses a system of formal lettering and numbering to organize ideas and show relationships between ideas. Subtopics are indented under main topics and details are further indented under subtopics.

What are formal outlines?

Use indentation to organize information, just as formal outlines do. You use bullets and dashes and in informal outlines you don't use formal lettering/numbering system.

What are informal outlines?

During class, class discussion, small groups, during a movie or presentation, while reading on your own, while viewing online content or listening to an audio resource, while creating a study guide, during a group study buddy session.

When should we take notes?

To help organize information, to help find connections between ideas, to get additional information from the teacher or student, to help you study,to remember information, and to increase focus during class.

Why should we take notes?

W/

With

W/i

Within

W/o

Without