Get a good loose-leaf notebook:
This will enable you to add, delete, and re-sequence pages and materials. Begin
each session's notes with a cover page for later summaries and test
preparation.
Heading
Class/subject or title or number (e.g. 3/34)
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Heading, continued
Guest speakers' names,
including your fellow students' contributions
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2. Reduce; after class note:
Link information from the text or other sources
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1. Record/take notes here:
identify the main points
capture the main ideas
Use words and pictures and
graphs or whatever it takes to get the information down quickly. Avoid quoting unless it is very necessary
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Place for notes when reviewing/studying
(see 5 below)
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3. Recite:
Review from memory what you have learned Using the left hand margin's key words and questions, talk
through, or illustrate definitions, concepts, etc.
4. Reflect: Think over!
How does this relate to what you knew before? Note the
essay terms and find the best ones that refer to your studies: Apply,
Compare, Diagram, Evaluate, etc.
5. Review the Notes You Took
At your next study session Before reading new material
Multiple pages of notes for one lecture:
summarize each page at its bottom, summarize the lecture on a cover or end page
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