This ppt is a set of notes from- Cottrell,S.,(2008) The study skills handbook. 3 rd ed. Basingstoke. Palgrave Macmillan

* Why do it? * The note taking process- aims and challenges * Linear notes * Pattern notes * Developing shortcuts * Additional strategies * The process

* Develop your thinking- understanding and evaluating * Aid memory e.g revision * Get ideas into your words * Assist later work- essays etc * Record spoken information- lectures etc

* Make notes work for you… * Focus on key points * Organise ideas * Use your own words- or clearly record a quotation * Develop your own style with practice * Using reading techniques * Vocabulary-making it yours * Not recording more than is usable * Confidence that you will understand the notes in future.

* Structured- e.g numbered * Headings * Kept brief * Include strategies – can be tidied up as you go. * Long * More Inflexible * Repetition * Temptation to copy/paste

* Focus on Key theme * Express multiple relationships- ideas * Aids memory * Aids organisation- essay structure * Prompts you to think- ideas * Get messy * Does the emphasis on points feel right? * Forgetting what you meant

& + and/as well as > and < greater /less than relationship = or = same or not the same as 3 triangle dots -Therefore Leads to- causation Because ? – queries or I don’t agree! !- emphasis E.g for example i.e. that means NB or * important C19 gives century Devt development

* Colour- pens or block highlights * Circlng/grouping with line- good tidying * Ruling up pages * Enough space * Numbering pages * Create the reference as you use the source. * Add your own comments- agree or not…

* Identify the purpose of taking notes- is there a question to be answered?-selection? * Identify the source theme before you start * Decide on the signals for structure * Use reading strategies- select key parts * Look for paragraph structure and use it.

* What is the main idea being expressed? * Pay attention to first/last sentences * Be aware of PEEL- Point Evidence Explanation Link.