Counseling 10 - College Study Skills
Chapter 1 – Effective Note Taking
Benefits of Note – Taking
- Taking-notes prompts you to listen effectively during class.
- You translate new ideas into your own words
- Converts you from passive observer to an active participant
- You learn while taking notes
Parts of Note-Taking process
- 1. You observe an event
- 2. You record your observations of the event
- 3. You review what you have recorded
Be Observant
- Keen observers see facts and relationships
- Complete assignments; teachers construct lectures assuming students complete assignments
- Sit in the front; declare your willingness to take a risk and participate
- Be in the environment; bring yourself back to class when catch yourself daydreaming
- Relate the class to your goal; Having hard time staying focused, remind yourself how the class relates to your goals
- Emotions & behaviors can operate independently. In other words, you can still engage in with a course, even when you don’t feel like doing it.
Record your notes
- Think of your notes as a textbook you create.
- Copy material from the board and a PowerPoint
- Write in paragraphs
- Take notes in different colors
- Use note-cards
- Write key words down
Review your notes
- This step lifts ideas off the page and turns them into a working part of your mind.
- The sooner you review your notes, the better you learn them.
- You will forget most of the new material after 24 hours unless you review.
- Remember reviewing is an essential part of the note-taking process. It is not an added task.