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Chapter 8—Record: Note-Taking Styles that Work

1 .       If you are an effective listener and note-taker, you have two of the most valuable skills any student could ever use. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       One of the best ways to become an effective note-taker is to become a good speaker. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       A concrete step you can take toward becoming an active listener in class is to sit near the front of the room where you can hear the professor and see the board and overheads. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       One of the best ways to keep up with the information being presented is to use someone else's shorthand system. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       Once you have listened to the lecture, set your notes on paper, and translated and analyzed the material, it is time to study, or remember, the information. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       The outline system of note taking is also called the split-page technique. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       Another name for the Cornell system of note taking is the T system. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       Never lean over and ask questions of another student during the lecture as this will cause them to lose the information as well. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       For students who use laptop computers to take notes during class, it is suggested that they get to class at the last possible moment so as not to cause a lot of commotion. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       For students who use laptop computers out of class to keep class notes, it is suggested that they combine both textbook and lecture notes together. [Hint]

 
 






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