1. Taking Notes

2. Study TIDBITS Visuals increase retention by 40 percent.
People will forget 80 percent of what they learn in 3 days.
Notes increase retention by 30 percent.
Sugar melts concentration.
Turkey slows concentration. (Thanksgiving)
A good food for concentration - Fruit
If sluggish in the a.m., have nothing but fruit until about noon.
One peanut will produce energy for an hour.
Better retention: Review notes within 5 hours after taken.

3. Basics Clear, concise notes are better than volumes
Loose leaf notebook rather than spiral
Notebook for each class
Write on only one side of the page
Date each page as you use it
Rewrite and combine your old notes
Within 5 hours of classtime

4. Lecture Notes Sit near the front of class Be a good listener
Main Points – put in your own words later
Instructor clues
Repeated phrases must be important
Ask if you don’t understand
Aids
Web notes when available

5. Lecture Notes Use abbreviations
Try to write down what you heard immediately after class
Don’t look at your notes
Organize your notes in your own words
REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT

6. Note formats Outlining Summary
Indentations may replace numbers and letters
Summary
Pause to summarize key points several times
Good with disorganized lecturer

7. Good for visual learners
Concept Map
Good for visual learners

8. Good for Cause-Effect Relationships or for groups
Fishbone Diagram
Good for Cause-Effect Relationships or for groups

9. Cornell Method

10. Tape the Class If it increases your confidence
If you have a learning disability
If you have a plan to listen to the tapes regularly
If you can listen to the tapes while commuting
If you must be absent