Note TakingPart 2

VARK◦ What kind of learning style do you have?

VARK RESULTS

How can you learning style affect note taking?

Is there anything you can do to tailor your note-taking to your learning style?

VARK help sheets

Note Taking

Go back to your practice notes and try to “take notes” again, but focus on applying a specific learning style

Example: How might a read-write person tailor this example to her learning style?

Prime Factorization48/ \2 24

/\2 12

/ \ 2 6 /\ 2 3

Apply your knowledge:

Practice selectivity◦ Main points◦ Key supporting details◦ Examples

Have some system of org. and write neatly Record each step in the process Summarize sections Make audio recordings Use abbreviations and symbols

Recording Notes Effectively

They save time They allow us to

communicate bigger ideas with minimum effort

Why Use Abbreviations?

Can you decipher these common abbreviations and acronyms?

Smh

RSVP

EPCOT

SCUBA

OMW yolo

etc.

LSCC

Fb

Bb

rme

brb

What do you do with notes after you’ve taken them?◦ Daily & Weekly Reviews

Review soon after class (w/in 24 hours) Moves material from short to long-term memory

Ongoing review “Study” notes for that section a few days later also

Reviewing Notes Effectively

“The more the information learning process involves understanding and transformation operations, the greater the intensity and effectiveness of the learning process. Thus, it is better to highlight notes than to simply read them, and better again to summarize them (re-write them) than highlight them (Kiewra, Benton, Kim, Risch, & Christensen, 1995).”

From “Note Taking and Learning: A Summary of Research”

Practice Review Techniques That Work for You