Overview of Note Taking Skills
Note Organization
Outline Notes
Cornell Notes
Mind-Mapping Notes
100
Taking notes allows students to better ____ with a lecture or speech
Engage
100

In order to help keep your notes organized, it is recommended that you use ___ notebook for each class

One

100

The dots or dashes used in outline notes are often referred to as ____ _____

Bullet Points

100

Dr. Walter Pauk created this notetaking system at this prestigious institution. 

University of Cornell

100
Mind-Mapping incorporates ____ that branch out like a tree with each separate subtopic 

shapes; boxes

200

Studies show that when students are effective note takers, they tend to be high ____.

Achievers

200

This organizational strategy may incorporate highlighting, or using red, green, and blue pens

Color Coding

200

When you use outline notes, you record ____ lines of texts

Linear

200

Cornell notes include a large box, which contains what?

Main notes or details, and main ideas

200

Mind-Mapping incorporates visuals, which helps the notetaker improve their ____.

Memory / Memorization

300

What note taking strategy is often not recommended because it is time consuming, and it does not allow the student to write notes in their own words

Writing Word-For-Word

300

This organizational strategy uses text that is made to stand out by bolding or underlining text at the top of a page

Using Headers

300

Outline notes are especially useful when creating what?

Unordered Lists

300

Cornel notes use a skinny box meant to capture keywords, vocabulary, and ____.

Questions

300
Shapes used in a mind-map should be ____ to help with organization

Consistent

400

The goal for note takers is to record information so that it is ____ and ____.

Clear and Concise 

400

This organizational strategy combines written words with pictures or symbols

Using Visuals

400

Outline notes use dots or dashes that distinguish what?

Short ideas

400

Cornell notes feature a short box, usually at the bottom of the page, that calls for the notetaker to ____ the information from their main notes.

Summarize

400
A 2005 study showed that 80% of students who used mind-mapping in this core subject helped them better understand concepts.

Science

500
This information should be at minimum what is recorded in your notes

Key information / Key details

500

These help provide a consistent framework for how to organize your notes

Systems

500

With each branching idea, you can ____ your text, or use a different mark or symbol

Indent

500
A 2016 study showed that using Cornell notes helped improve students studying and ____ skills

Listening 

500

Mind-Mapping forces the notetaker to ___ the information in their own words

Simplify

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