Location, Location, Location Where you sit in a classroom can help you or be a barrier to your success. Sit: –Front: If you learn best by watching. –Back: If you learn best by listening. –Middle: If you daydream out the window. –Front: If the activities of people distract you. –Away from door: If you are distracted by hall noise.
Note-taking in College Original for Title III by: Elaine A.
Previte 2003 Updated and Adapted by: Tara L. Davis 2008 For use
with note-taking lecture. Images used for educational purposes
only. Taking Notes Effectively Note-taking consists of: Location:
Where you sit Participation: Gathering details Preparation: Before
class Organization: Preparing notes Enhancement: Adding details to
notes Resources: Using the textbook Location, Location, Location
Where you sit in a classroom can help you or be a barrier to your
success. Sit: Front: If you learn best by watching. Back: If you
learn best by listening. Middle: If you daydream out the window.
Front: If the activities of people distract you. Away from door: If
you are distracted by hall noise. Location, Location, Location
Golden Triangle of Success Paul Nolting, Ph.D. Math Study Skills
Workbook Instructor Visual Learners Auditory Learners Where would
you sit? Location, Location, Location There are places that you
should NOT sit and times when you need to change seats. Dont: sit
with your friends if you find it difficult to not chat. sit near
the back because of shyness, even though you need to see the board.
continue to sit near a person who interrupts your concentration. be
afraid to change your seat just because it is halfway through the
term. Classroom Preparation When you arrive, dont wait to start.
TTurn OFF your cell phone, pager, or other electronic device. HHave
the proper tools Paper, pencil, calculator Check your backpack for
these items the night before class. AAlways bring your book and
open it to the current chapter. OOpen your notebook and begin a
fresh page for the day. BBe ready to ask the instructor about
difficult homework problems Place a mark or star next to ones you
got wrong Or make a list of hard questions the night before BBe
ready to participate in discussions or group work activities.
Note-taking Preparation Before you begin, label pages so that you
always know where to look for information (or how to put them in
order if you drop your notebook): IIn the upper right date the page
and indicate which class the notes are for. WWrite down the topic
and section number. LLeave plenty of margin space and white space
you can later fill in ideas, pictures, or more examples. AA 3-ring
binder is better than a spiral because its durable, you can move
pages, and reuse it again and again! Examples p. 350! 2, 3, 5, 7,
11, 13 Tip!!! 2 is the only even prime! Taking Lecture Notes Might
not be in text book. Listening becomes active. Helps Memory Record
of the lecture Its a useful life skill Taking Lecture Notes Be an
active listener! Listen for verbal cues such as: HHeres an example
IIn this problem TThis is a tricky problem PPay special attention
here TThis word means RRemember TThis will be on the test HHeres
the most difficult step Dont forget to leave yourself space to fill
in key words later! Be as neat as possible and write on only one
side. Dont edit your notes in class youll miss important
information. Dont worry if you miss something: Compare your notes
with a classmate and fill in gaps Refer to your book. Learn by
doing. Re-write some of your notes to reinforce the material. You
can also just fix messy parts. Review notes right after lecture!
Use your notes to create a study guide or note cards. Enhancing
Notes Make your notes interesting & memorable AAdd color,
circles, boxes, or simple pictures IInsert memory maps, matrices,
flow charts, diagrams, graphs or pie charts. MMake an outline or
keyword list DDoodle or be as creative as you like! Mammals Live
Young Lactate Warm Blooded MotileHair/Fur The Six Wives of Henry
VIII NameFateYear Catherine of Aragorn Divorced/ Died 1533 Anne
BoleynBeheaded1536 Jane SeymourDied1537 Anne of CleavesDivorced1540
Kathryn HowardBeheaded1542 Katherine ParrWidowed1547 Branches of US
Government Legislative House of Representatives Senate Judicial
Supreme Court Executive President Maturity Juvenile Spores Juvenile
MALARIA Taking Book Notes When you have a lot of reading to do,
taking notes is essential. Most of the tips for taking and
enhancing lecture notes can be used for reading. Make use of key
words and idea boxes. Work in short bursts and stop to think about
what youve read. Write your brief thoughts in your own words and
add any pictures, memory maps, etc. These arent always separate
from your lecture notes, either add an extra page or include them
within your lecture notes. Related Lessons Lesson: Active Listening
Lesson: Understanding Lecture Powerpoint: Active Listening
Powerpoint: Understanding Lecture Sources Sources for the Original
Powerpoint Hestwood, Diana L. and Russell, Linda C. Study Skills
Workbook, Addison Wesley, Nolting, Paul D., Math Study Skills
Workbook, Houghton-Mifflin, Previte, Elaine A., Her Brain! 2003
Sources for the Update 2008 Why Take
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Diagram:Notepad:College Class:Room Seating:Conference:Time
Notes:Line Graph:Pie Chart:Outline:Astronomy Notes:Teacher at
Whiteboard:Dream Doodle:Davis, Tara L., Her Brain! 2008
