Effective Note Taking

Effective Note Taking

12th Grade · ELA · 80 min

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Learning Objective

I can apply effective note-taking strategies to improve my comprehension and retention of information.

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    According to a study done at Princeton University in 2014, students who took notes on a 15-minute lecture using a laptop wrote an average of 310 words, while those who wrote on paper only averaged 173.

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    The Cornell method is a time-tested system that involves dividing your paper into three distinct sections: The Cue Column, The Notes Column, and The Summary Column.

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    Three note-taking systems mentioned in the video are: The Outline method, the Cornell method, and the Mind-Mapping method.