There are two main ways that note taking helps you learn:
1) Note taking helps capture information that you want to review at a later time.
2) Note taking helps you process and store information that you are receiving.
Cornell Method
Here is a method of note taking that may help you effectively organize your notes in lectures or tutorials.
There are three components:
| Notes Section | Write notes in this section to capture the information from your readings and lectures. Put it in your own words. Your notes can consist of bullet points, pictures, tables, diagrams, etc. |
| Questions, Key Words and Cues | Create questions, key words, or cues that identify what is in the notes section. |
| Summary Section | Summarize what your notes are about. This can help you quickly identify what is on the page without having to re-read everything. |
Here is a template to use for this note-taking method.
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