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Presented by Student Counselling, Career & Development Centre Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

6 FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION
OUTSIDE LECTURES IN LECTURES Be there Prepare Question Look and Listen Concentrate Read FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION Understand Select Revise Take notes Review Question Make good notes Fill the gaps

7 FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION
OUTSIDE LECTURES IN LECTURES Be there Prepare Question Read FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION Make good notes Fill the gaps

8 PREPARATION: why pre-read?
IT HELPS YOU TO: Focus during lectures Listen more accurately and understand better Follow the lecturer more easily Concentrate and be more receptive Identify gaps in your understanding Identify questions you need to ask Be critical in class

9 PREPARATION: How to pre-read
THE OBSERVING PART: Read the study guide so you know what the lecture is about Browse through the chapter so you can get an idea of what the chapter is about. DO NOT READ THE ENTIRE CHAPTER Pay attention to headings, sub-headings, diagrams, tables, graphs and words in bold so that you know how the topics are linked and how the author has organised the material Read the summary – it should give you an overall view of the chapter

10 PREPARATION: How to pre-read
THE DOING PART: Find key sentences in each paragraph so that you have a general idea of what each paragraph is about Take note of the order of the headings Ask questions that you would like answered during the lecture so that you can follow the lecturer Make an outline so that your notes are more organised and you can follow the lecture more easily

11 PREPARATION: How to pre-read
SUBJECT NAME First and Last name Lecture title Date The Cornell note-taking method Questions, Subtitles, Subheadings etc. here 6cm 15cm

12 PREPARATION PRIOR TO CLASS:
Have the material ready and homework completed Have a list of questions prepared that you did not understand from the text Have all materials ready GETTING TO CLASS: Get to class early Choose a seat near the front or in the middle

13 Action plan: Preparation for me would mean that I will ..................

14 Action plan: Preparation for me would mean that I will ..................

15 FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION
OUTSIDE LECTURES IN LECTURES Be there Prepare Question Look and Listen Concentrate Read FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION Understand Make good notes Fill the gaps

16 Can do Will do Want to

17 Words have power

18 I can’t I quit Life’s unfair I can I will I choose to persevere

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22 I can’t I quit Life’s unfair I can I will I choose to persevere

23 IN LECTURES: Attending lectures
When attending class do you: Arrive on time? Bring the correct materials (textbook, course hand-outs, notepad and pen)? Arrive ready to listen? Pre-read where possible?

24 IN LECTURES: Attending lectures
When attending class do you: Listen with a purpose (what is your goal for the lecture)? Critically involve yourself; ask questions to the presenter or yourself? Pay attention/focus? Take notes?

25 FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION
OUTSIDE LECTURES IN LECTURES Be there Prepare Question Look and Listen Concentrate Read FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION Understand Select Take notes Question Make good notes Fill the gaps

26 IN LECTURES: Taking notes
How do I know what is important? Reviews given at beginning of class Repetition Material written on blackboard/ transparencies Summaries given at end of class Note what you don’t know so you can focus on it later during revision

27 IN LECTURES: Taking notes
Listen out for: Emphasis tone of voice and gesture amount of time lecturer spends on points number of examples lecturer uses Word signals There are two points of view… In conclusion… This is important…. Remember this...

28 IN LECTURES: Taking notes
esp. = especially between = btwn Think up as many symbols/abbreviations for existing words as possible Add them to your list Group = gp before = b4 DO NOT USE THESE ABBREVIATIONS IN YOUR TESTS/EXAMS/ASSIGNMENTS

29 ACTION PLAN: IN LECTURES
DURING CLASS Take good notes Listen actively Ask questions Take some time to re-focus END OF CLASS Ask classmates about sections of your notes you were unable to complete Ask the lecturer about any additional information Clean up your notes

30 I could start with ........... course
Describe your current attitude towards being in lectures: Wow, I’m on track I’ll go to lectures when I feel like it Oops, I did not realise that I needed to take notes in a certain way Okay, I would like to consider benefiting from attending lectures I could start with course Action plan: Being in lectures for me would mean that I will

31 FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION
OUTSIDE LECTURES IN LECTURES Be there Prepare Question Look and Listen Concentrate Read FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION Understand Select Revise Take notes Review Question Make good notes Fill the gaps

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35 Dendrites Forest of trees

36 Attitude is a choice Attitude determines destiny

37 AFTER THE LECTURE: Organising your notes
Review your notes daily Integrate the notes you made during pre-reading, class notes, textbook readings and other recommended readings File your notes ASAP after lectures NB

38 AFTER THE LECTURE: Organising your notes
INTEGRATING YOUR NOTES: Extract main ideas worth remembering Focus on key details Use key words and phrases Write only enough to give main idea

39 AFTER THE LECTURE: Organising your notes
ACTION PLAN Take some time to review Say it out loud Review the notes of the previous lecture at least once before you attend class again Talk with your lecturer

40 I would like to focus on ………………………………………….
Action plan: After lectures for me would mean that I will

41 Invitation You are invited to attend workshops that will help you unleash your brain power. A range of workshops related to increasing your memory retention and concentration capacity are offered by Student Counselling and CTLM (Centre for Teaching & Learning) on all campuses. We look forward to seeing you soon!

42 FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION
OUTSIDE LECTURES IN LECTURES Be there Prepare Question Look and Listen Concentrate Read FOCUS ON CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION Understand Select Revise Take notes Review Question Make good notes Fill the gaps

43 What have I learnt? My key strengths are…
My most interesting discovery was…. What will I do differently from now on? My intentional growth area(s) will be…

44 Thank you

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