NOTE TAKING

Tony Coloma
Faculty member, PAREF Northfield School for Boys
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 Why take notes?

Thalheimer, W. (2010, April). How Much Do People Forget? Retrieved November 31, 2011, from http://www.work-learning.com/catalog.html
What cognitive mechanisms are involved with
note-taking?
WORKING MEMORY

Short-term storage Mental transformation

of information

What you are currently Manipulating and modifying

thinking about what you are currently thinking
about (Baddeley, 2000)

N O T E TA K I N G : W O R K I N G M E M O R Y
Comprehension and Production
“Disturbance of the Force”

Reduce
“COGNITIVE
BURDEN” and lead
to PRODUCTION
OF NOTES ~
learning event is
changed to
transcription event
(Muller &
Oppenheimer)
Thalheimer, W. (2010, April). How Much Do People Forget? Retrieved November 31, 2011, from http://www.work-learning.com/catalog.html
a study from http://www.festo-didactic.co.uk/gb-en/news/forgetting-curve-its-up-to-you.htm?fbid=Z2IuZW4uNTUwLjE3LjE2LjM0Mzc
Thalheimer, W. (2010, April). How Much Do People Forget? Retrieved November 31, 2011, from http://www.work-learning.com/catalog.html a study from
http://reneevations.com/management/ebbinghaus-curve/
Thalheimer, W. (2010, April). How Much Do People Forget? Retrieved November 31, 2011, from http://www.work-learning.com/catalog.html a study from
https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/curve-forgetting
While Taking Notes

Taken from Michael Frizell’s presentation, Director MissouriState University

While Taking Notes

Taken from Michael Frizell’s presentation, Director MissouriState University

While Taking Notes

Taken from Michael Frizell’s presentation, Director MissouriState University

While Taking Notes

Taken from Michael Frizell’s presentation, Director MissouriState University

After Taking Notes
Note Taking Methods

Cornell
Method

Mind Maps
Outlines,
Charts, SQRs
Note Taking Methods

Cornell
Method
Record
Reduce
Recite
Reflect
Review
Note Taking Methods
On each page of notes, draw a vertical line 1.5 to 2 In from the left edge of the
paper. In the left hand column, write key words, clues, or sample questions. In
the right hand column, write out processes, concepts, definitions. Write the
summary below.

Cornell
Method
Record
Reduce
Recite
Reflect
Review
Note Taking Methods

Cornell
Method
Record
Reduce
Recite
Reflect
Review
YOUR TURN
Note Taking Methods

Similar to traditional outline form—but you

use VISUAL LINKS to communicate effectively
with both halves of your brain.

Visual patterns provide a framework for recall.

Mind Maps

Encourages deductive reasoning—moves

information from general to specific
Note Taking Methods Mind Maps

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Note Taking Methods Mind Maps

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 Mind Maps

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 Mind Maps

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YOUR TURN
Note Taking Methods Outlines and
Charts

Illustrates major points and supporting ideas

Main advantage – helps occupy your attention

Note taking becomes more than recording ideas

Information is organized for future review

 Outlines and
Charts
the OUTLINE METHOD is a outline of the
material, divided into Main topics, SubTopics, and
details. Outline notes look something like this:

Heading
I. First main topic
A. Subtopic
1. Detail
i. examples
2. Detail
i. examples
B. Subtopic
 Outlines and
Charts

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 Outlines and
Charts

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Note Taking Methods
Charts

Determine the categories to be covered in

discussion.

Set up your paper in advance by columns headed

by these categories.

As you listen to the lecture, record information

(words, phrases, main ideas, etc.) into the
appropriate category

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 Charts

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 Charts

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Note Taking Methods
SQ4R

Survey

Review Question

Recite Read

Record

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