MODULE 6: Taking Lecturer Notes

MODULE 6:

TAKING LECTURER NOTES

LECTURERS:

ENCIK MUHAMMAD FARIS

PUAN ROZITA BINTI MOHAMMAD

MISS NUR SURIA BINTI MAT SETAMAN

TAKING LECTURER NOTES

WHAT IS NOTES TAKING?

-Writing down ideas from lecturers and readings in our own words.

WHY TAKE NOTES?

-Helps us to pay attention in class.

-Helps us improve our memory.

-Helps us organize and process data and information.

WHY DO WE REVIEW OUR NOTES?

-We lose 80% of what we hear if it not reviewed within a few hours.

-To identify any question from peers, the next class, or to the professor.

-There is not enough time to absorb all the information given in the class if it`s not reviewed on a regular basis.

    **take time every day to review notes.

WHY “RECAPTURE” NOTES AFTER CLASS?

-Frees you up to write quick, shorthand during the classes.

-An excellent test-prep strategy for reinforcing information.

-It`s better than re-copying, this time you`re digesting and rephrasing.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO BEFORE THE CLASS BEGIN?

-Review the notes from the day before.

-Review your reading assignment.

-Write the date at the top of your paper for notes.

-Leave spaces between the lines so that you can add information later.

PHYSICAL FACTORS

-You must seat near the front and center for better vision and better hearing.

-You must avoid the distraction like doorways, window glare, peers, and others.

EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING SYSTEM

HOW DO WE TAKE NOTES?

-Date and label notes.

-Give ourselves space to write.

-Use our own abbreviations and symbols.

-Use an outline to show:

 >main ideas

 >supports

 >examples

-Use our own language

USEFUL ABBREVIATIONS

·        !! – important

·        ?? – not clear

·        # - on test/cause/link

·        & - and

·        @ - at

·        ** - look up

·        N – noun

·        S – subject

·        O – object

·        V – verb

·        Adj – adjective

·        Ex – example

·        pg – page

WHILE TAKING NOTES

-Be an aggressive, not to passive listener.

 >Ask question and discuss if it`s permitted.

**if not, jot questions in your notes.

**seek out meaning.

SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU WHEN YOUR INSTRUCTOR ISN`T TOO INTERESTING.

-When you notice your attention slipping, pay attention to the act of writing.

-Ask question to the instructor.

KEY ACTIONS NOTE AS YOU OBSERVE YOUR INSTRUCTOR.

-Be alert to repetition.

 >When an instructor repeats a specific pont, make a note of it.

-Watch the board or overhead projector.

 >If an instructor writes something down, the material is important.

-Notice the instructor`s interest level.

 >If the instructor is excited about something, it is likely to be an on exam.

-Let go of judgement about lecture styles.

 >Don`t let your attitude about an instructor`s style get in the way of you.

HOW DO WE REVIEW AFTER A CLASS?

-Review notes along with the book.

-Create our own example.

-Discuss and compare notes with others.

-Re-write notes.

-Practice more skills you wish to develop.

-Ask professor for clarification.