Chapter 5

According to Ebbinghaus's Forgetting Curve one is likely to retain:

36 percent of the material learned after 9 hours and after a month that figure drops to 21 percent.

Before attending a new class it is best to:

Before attending a new class it is best to:

In the Cornell System of Note Taking, one should divide their paper into three sections labeled:

Cues, Notes, Summary

When Bill looks back at his notes to review, he has trouble seeing sequential order and how topics are connected. What is probably his main obstacle in the note taking process

He has not yet determined an optimal note-taking combination.

When meeting with his study group, Robert tries to listen but he gets so excited about the topic he ends up talking too much. He senses his study group is becoming impatient with this. Which strategy will help him correct his behavior?

He should apply the Adult Learning Cycle to Becoming an Attentive Listener.

How can students be confident they are using an effective note-taking system?

They contribute to their study group when comparing notes.

When Adam takes notes he jots down the main ideas with dashes for subtopics and details in a linear and sequential fashion. This would be an example of:

an informal outline.

Alicia's instructor uses PowerPoint presentations during his lectures. Each slide has a lot of information to try to record while taking lecture notes. Her best option is to:

ask her instructor to post the presentation online or to email it so students can print out the slides and take these to class for note taking.

Kelly decided to keep a week's worth of data on how much she speaks versus how much she listens. Her purpose was most likely to:

assess her attentive listening skills.

Victor has a test next week. He wants to be sure he understands the material and that he has not missed key points. He should:

compare notes with study group members to be sure he has all the key points.

Clarence has a learning disability in the verbal/linguistic domain. When taking notes, it would helpful for him to:

create a note taking template.

Evan is an artist and likes to sketch out his notes in cartoon form as he is reviewing them. His roommate thinks he is wasting time when in actuality he is:

integrating his learning style using his notes.

Andrew fears he will forget most of what he just learned in class lectures and in his text reading before he is actually tested on the material. He will have a better chance of retaining the material if he:

keeps his schedule clear right after the class and takes time to review his notes.

Although having a laptop in to take notes during a lecture can be useful, there are also many drawbacks such as:

not being able to record illustrations and graphs.

Donald's English instructor does not use PowerPoint, and class lectures seem to focus on the instructor's interpretation of a text. As a result, Donald is having a hard time knowing what to write in his notes. His first course of action should be to:

pay attention to verbal and nonverbal clues to determine the important information and ask questions as necessary.

Muriel wants to create a mind map. This is a note taking system that involves:

recording the main idea and connected subtopics.

Todd has a class after football practice. He is exhausted and has difficulty focusing on the lecture. One strategy to remain attentive would be to:

show that he is listening.

Fabian want to improve his listening skills. He is embracing the strategy of practicing with awareness, which means:

stop habits that hinder attentive listening.

Sasha needs to memorize and know when to use formulas in a math course. He is a right-brain dominant thinker and kinesthetic learner. A useful note-taking strategy will be:

using note cards.

Thad is creating a flow chart of the operating system he is reviewing in his notes. This is an example of:

using visual cues.