WEEK 3 - TAKING EFFECTIVE NOTES

This my third class. It was held in dewan Al-Tabari. Sir Ahmad Faris is the name of my lecturer. he give lecture about taking effective notes

TAKING EFFECTIVE NOTES

What is taking notes? 

Writing down ideas and lectures in our own word.

Why we should take notes?

• Help us pay attention 
• Help us study for examination
• Improve our memories
• Takes ownership of the ideas
• Help us engage our senses
• Organize data and information
• Help the lectures test students on how will the information captured

Why review notes?

• We lose 80% of what we hear if it is not reviewed within few hours
• Identify any question for peers, the next class or ask the lecturer
• There is not enough time to absorb all the information given in class

Why recapture notes after class?

• Frees you up to write in quick, shorthand during class 
• An excellent test-prep strategy for reinforcing information

While taking notes we should

• Be an aggressive, not a passive listener (Ask questions and discuss if its hard to understand)
• Watch your lecturer mood (Key actions to note as you observe your instructor)
• Be alert to repetition (When an instructor repeats a specific point, make note of it)

5 ways of taking notes 

1.Cornell method

2.Two column method

3. Outlining method

4. Mapping method

5. Sentence method