INTRODUCTION TO NOTE-TAKING

Note-taking is important for students because it helps them:

• Understand Better

• Organizing information in their own words helps students understand the topic.

• Remember Information

• Taking notes keeps students engaged and helps them pay attention.

• Stay Focused

• Writing things down makes it easier to remember key points.

Match the following

• Save Time

• Writing notes encourages students to process and connect ideas.

• Think More Deeply

• Notes make it easier to review important information before tests.

• Prepare for Exams

• Well-organized notes help students study faster instead of rereading everything.

Good notes enable you to study more _________.

• carelessly

• unsuccessfully

• effectively

• secretly

Good notes help you to think _________ about what you are reading or listening to.

• loudly

• actively

• nervously

• passively

"What does note-taking involve?"
Reorder the sentence below to find the answer.

• Note-taking

• what to note, how to note it down,

• involves

• and later how to use those notes.

• actively deciding

Which of the following is FALSE about 'good lecture notes'?

• They must present a neat appearance

• They must show the main points of the lecture.

• They must show the relationship of the details to the main points.

• They must help students understand different people and traditions.

• They must have enough details to improve notes and content.

To take good notes in a lecture, you should find the most important ideas (main ideas/key points).

• TRUE

• FALSE

To take good notes in a lecture, you should write every word you hear.

• TRUE

• FALSE

To take good notes in a lecture, you should make notes shorter using lists, tables, or pictures.

• TRUE

• FALSE

To take good notes in a lecture, you should have a system of note-taking (be systematic).

• TRUE

• FALSE