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Note Taking
Term | Definition |
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Cornell Note Taking Strategy method | provides a systematic format for condensing and organizing notes. |
Outlining Note Taking Strategy method | perhaps the most common form of note taking; this strategy naturally organizes the information in a highly structured, logical manner, forming a skeleton of the notes that serves as an excellent study guide when preparing for tests. |
Mapping Note Taking Strategy | a visual system of condensing material to show relationships and importance; a diagram of the major points, with their significant sub-points, that support a topic; an organizing strategy used to improve memory by grouping material in a highly visu |
Charting Note Taking Strategy method | note taking is great for subject matter that can be broken down into categories, such as similarities / differences, date / event / impact, pros / cons, etc. This method works best if students are able to identify categories and draw a table prior to |
Chronological Order | a way of organizing that puts information in sequence according to time |
Deductive (direct) Order | start with a generalization, and then support it with facts, research results, examples, and illustrations. |
Inductive (indirect) Order | this plan supplies examples, stories, facts, or reasons first and then draws conclusions from them. |
Tables Shows | relationships between facts and figures by arranging information in rows and columns. |
Bar Graphs | used when showing quantities that are either not necessarily linked or demonstrate change over time. |
Line Graphs | used to track changes over short and long periods of time. |
Pie Charts | should be used when the data shows how different categories relate to the whole at a particular point in time. |