Note Taking 2
Note Taking 2
Note Taking 2
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space indention. Place major points farthest to the left. Indent each
more specific point to the right. Levels of importance will be
indicated by distance away from the major point. Indention can be
as simple as or as complex as labeling the indentations with
Roman numerals or decimals. Markings are not necessary as
space relationships will indicate the major/minor points.
Advantages
Well-organized system if done right. Outlining records content as
well as relationships. It also reduces editing and is easy to review
by turning main points into questions.
Disadvantages
Requires more thought in class for accurate organization. This
system may not show relationships by sequence when needed. It
doesn't lend to diversity of a review attach for maximum learning
and question application. This system cannot be used if the lecture
is too fast.
When to Use
The outline format can be used if the lecture is presented in outline
organization. This may be either deductive (regular outline) or
inductive (reverse outline where minor points start building to a
major point). Use this format when there is enough time in the
lecture to think about and make organization decisions when they
are needed. This format can be most effective when your note
taking skills are super sharp and you can handle the outlining
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Disadvantages
Few disadvantages except learning how to use the system and
locating the appropriate categories. You must be able to
understand what's happening in the lecture
When to Use
Test will focus on both facts and relationships. Content is heavy
and presented fast. You want to reduce the amount of time you
spend editing and reviewing at test time. You want to get an
overview of the whole course on one big paper sequence.
Example:
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of Ahab, Starbuck, and Ishmael, for instance, was not that of real
life.
Sample Notes:
Mel didn't repr. life as was; e.g., lang. of Ahab, etc. not of real life.
Example 3:
At first, Freud tried conventional, physical methods of treatment
such as giving baths, massages, rest cures, and similar aids. But
when these failed, he tried techniques of hypnosis that he had
seen used by Jean-Martin Charcot. Finally, he borrowed an idea
from Jean Breuer and used direct verbal communication to get an
unhypnotized patient to reveal unconscious thoughts.
Sample Notes:
Freud 1st -- used phys. trtment; e.g., baths, etc. This fld. 2nd -used hypnosis (fr. Charcot) Finally -- used dirct vrb. commun. (fr.
Breuer) - got unhynop, patnt to reveal uncons. thoughts.
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Works Cited
Deese, James and Ellin K. Deese. How To Study (3rd ed). New
York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1979.
Johnson, Sue. The 4 T's: Teacher/You, Text, Talk, Test - A
Systematic Approach To Learning Success. California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo.
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