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1. Note Taking

2. Active Learning in Classroom
1. Prepare for Class
2. Attend Class
3. Actively Listen
4. Take Notes

3. Why Take Notes?
• Helps to remember what is discussed in class
• Stimulates Critical-Thinking
• can help students work on assignments and
prepare for tests outside of the classroom.
• help students organize and process data and
information.

4. Taking Notes ≠
Dictation
• Note taking is
writing
complete ideas;
dictation is
writing
complete
sentences.

5. Examples
Dictation:
EAP 1353 meets 2 days a week, from
10:00 am to 10:50.
Notes:
Hist 1002
- 2 d/wk 10 – 10:50 am

6. Know What to Write Down
• Writing down anything the teacher writes on
the board.
• Listen for words that signal important
information (i.e. “pay attention,” “I want to
emphasis this…”).
• Listen for clues that tell you how many details
will be listed (i.e. “there are three major
themes in this story…”).

7. Note Taking Skills
• Copy information the teacher writes on the
board.
• Listen for clue words that signal important
information.
• Put a question mark in the margin if you don’t
understand something.
• Use abbreviations to help you write faster.
Make up your own.
• Review your notes as soon as you can.

8. Tips for Note-Taking
• Develop a personal style that works for you.
• Put a question mark in the margin next to
anything you don’t understand so you will
remember to ask teacher for help.
• Use abbreviations so you can write faster.
• Write on one side of the paper
• Put date and subject at the top of the page.
• Number the page to make your notes better
study tools.
• Look over your notes as soon as you can to
make sure they make sense to you.

9. • Use space. Move your hand.
3 keys to green environ
Three keys to green
1- educate public
environment – educate
public, improve techno.,
2- improve tech.
and help increase demand
for recycling.
3-help incr. demand for
recy.ing

10. • Use headings/sub-headings to organize
ideas
Gas Use -Factors
Europe U.S
Less good hwys
More $$ cheap gas
More trains auto ind.
+pub transp. oil comp.

11. • Use symbols and abbreviations.
Mr = !
Mrs %
w/ ‹
pop ›
& # ≅ w/o x

12. Change dictation into notes:
Studies on worldwide literacy rates show that
almost 80 percent of the world’s population
over the age of 15 is now literate. This
includes more women than ever before.
• One way to write this info
Studies ww literacy rt = almost 80 % world
pop over 15 yrs now literate
• + grtr # of women than bef

13. UNESCO’s study shows a drop in illiteracy from
twenty-two and four-tenths percent of the
world population in 1995 to twenty and three
tenths in 2000.
• UNESCO’s st shows fr 22.4% ww pop in ’95 to
20.3% in 2000
What important information is missing? What is the decrease in?
• The LITERACY rate INCREASED – the drop was in
the number of people who CANNOT read – the
ILLITERACY rate dropped.

14. • WW literacy rates
• - almost 80% of ww pop 15+ yrs - literate
• - more women than bef
• - illiteracy 1995 2000
22.4% (ww pop) 20.3%

15. Remember
• Use
• Key words
• Space
• Headings
• Abbreviations and
symbols
• Complete ideas
• Quantity!

16. Tips for taking notes from readings
• Understand what you are looking for in the
reading.
 Are you looking to gain a general
understanding or are you searching for
specific information or support for an
argument?

17. • A well structured reading:
begin by outlining the main argument or ideas
in the first few sentences and in the first
paragraph.
Pick out the main premise and write it down.
Each paragraph after that should contain
evidence that the author uses to support the
main premise.

18. • If you understand the
main idea, don’t read the
examples given to
support it.
Never include examples
in your notes.
Only include the facts,
avoid experiences and
examples where possible.