Cornell Notes Presentation

8/6/2019 Cornell Notes Presentation

1/23


2/23

How did you learnthe skill of note

taking?

How did this skillcontribute to your

success?

Quickwrite Questions:


3/23

Cornell note taking stimulates

critical thinking skills.

Note taking helps students

remember what is said in class.

A good set of notes can helpstudents work on assignments

and prepare for tests outside of

the classroom.


4/23

Good notes allow students to help

each otherproblem solve.

Good Notes help students organizeand process data and information.

Helps student recall by

getting them to processtheir notes 3 times.

Writing is a great tool for learning!


5/23

Developed in 1949 at Cornell

University by Walter Pauk.

Designed in response to frustrationover student test scores.

Meant to be easily used

as a test study guide.

Adopted by most majorlaw schools

as the preferred note taking method.


6/23

First & Last Name

Class Title

Period

Date

Topic

Questions,

Subtitles,

Headings,Etc.

Class Notes

2 1/

2

3 to 4 sentence summary across

the bottom of the last page of the

days notes


7/23

Subject: Why take Cornell notes? Date: 11/20/01

PPRROOCCEESSSS

((oouuttppuutt))

MMaaiinn IIddeeaass ((iinnppuutt))

How canCornell noteshelp meorganize myideas?

Which side fordiagrams?

Why useconcept maps?

What are thebenefits to me?

Can be used to provide an outline of chapter or lecture.Organized by main ideas and details.Can be as detailed as necessary.Sequential-- take notes as they are given by instructor ortext in an orderly fashion.After class, write a summary of what you learned toclarify and reinforce learning and to assist retention.

Can be used as study tool:1. Define terms or explain concepts listed on left side.2. Identify the concept or term on the right side.

Can be used to provide a "big picture" of the chapter orlecture.Organized by main ideas and sub-topics

Limited in how much detail you can represent.Simultaneous- you can use this method for instructorswho jump around from topic to topic.After class, you can add questions to the left sideCan be used as a study tool-- to get a quick overviewand to determine whether you need more information orneed to concentrate your study on specific topics.


8/23

Sub j t t t i D t / /SSuummmmaarr

r ar a upl f ays t at you an takenotes. e Cornellmet od isbest en t e information is i en inasequential, orderlyfashionandallows formoredetail. hesemanti web/ oncept mapmethodworksbest for instructorswhoskiparound from topic totopic, andprovidesa "bi picture" whenyou'repreviewingmaterialsorgetting ready tostudy fora test.

Summary isaddedat theendof ALL

notepages on thesubject (not at the

endofeachpage) Summaryadded AFTER questions

are finished


9/23

(Diagram copied

during lecture)(Questions

about it ) How do the

ticks find thecattle?

Why dont the

ticks usually

kill their host?

How could

tick

infestations in

cattle impact

humans?


10/23

Lets get out a

sheet of Cornellnote paper and

get ready to

practice the skill.


11/23

In the large, right hand

column, take notes like

you normally would.You may use any style of note-

taking you wish:

outline format, narrative format,

symbols,

short hand, etc.


12/23

Compare notes with a

partner.

Talk about what you

wrote and why. Look

forgaps & missed info.

Both partners should feel

free to add to their notes.


13/23

With your partner(s),

create questions in the

left hand column. These questions should

elicit critical thinking

skills. Levels 3 through 6 in

Blooms Taxonomy.


14/23

1. KNOWLEDGE: recalling information2. COMPREHENSION: understanding

meaning

3. APPLICATION: using learning in newsituations

4. ANALYSIS: ability to see parts &

relationships

5. SYNTHESIS: Use parts to create a newwhole

6. EVALUATION:judgment based on

criteria


15/23

Your questions should reflect:Your questions should reflect:

Info you dont understand or

want to discuss with yourteacher/tutor.

Info you think would go good

on an essay test.

Gaps in your notes.


16/23

On your own, in the space

provided at the bottom of the

page, complete a 3 or 4sentence summary of

what you wrote in

your notes.

(the summary)


17/23

Notes go here, in the

large right hand column.

Questions,

subtitles,

etc. go here,

in the left

hand column.

Remember,

we want

higher level

criticalthinking

questions. A 3 to 4 sentence summary down there

on the bottom of the last page of notes

Dont forget the heading:

Name, Class, Period, Date, Topic


18/23

Basic Cornell

Notes InstructionSheet

Progression

Samples


19/23


20/23

(Overview: quickly scan)

(Establish a purpose)

(to answer questions)

(answers to questions

with the book closed)

(Take notes!)

(at short intervals)


21/23

A riting techni ue to help focus

on hat you are learning in class.

Writing in your learning log is a

great ay to use riting as a

process of disco ery and for

clarification of ideas.


22/23

Speaker says: Hippocrates, a

Greek ho is considered to be the

Father of modern medicine, asBorn on the island of Cos in

460 B.C.

Notes say: Hippocrates (Gr.)

Father of med. B. Cos 460BC


23/23

Designed by

Paul BullockPaul BullockSenior Program Specialist

&

Anne MabenAnne MabenAP Science Coach

Documents

Cornell Notes Presentation