6.5: Capture Information Using Note Taking
Read Section 4.4 to learn about the reasons why you should take notes in class, some effective note-taking methods, and what to do with your notes once you have taken them. Make sure to complete the checkpoint exercises at the end of the reading.
In your notebook, list the note-taking methods that might work the best for you based on your academic strengths and learning style.
This video will provide information that is correlated to the readings in this unit. Note that the video also covers reading skills, a topic that has been covered in earlier assignments in this course. You can use this video to review strategies for reading college-level texts effectively.
The first section of this webpage describes the Cornell Method of note-taking. Note that the chart listing the various elements of the system provides a specific example of a topic that has been organized using the Cornell Method. The second section contains additional information on the note-taking method of Concept Mapping. Concept Mapping is particularly useful to help you organize information not only when taking class notes, but also during study sessions.