Effective Note-Taking Strategies
Grade 5th Grade · ELA · 30 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can use different note-taking strategies to record information.
Warm-Up Video
CrashCourse · 8:51
Taking Notes: Crash Course Study Skills #1
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
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.
- 2
The Cornell method involves dividing your paper into three distinct sections: The Cue Column, The Notes Column, and The Summary Column.
- 3
Three note-taking systems discussed in the video are the Outline method, the Cornell method, and the Mind-Mapping method.
Practice Questions
3 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Name and describe one note-taking method discussed in the video.”
Teacher Guide
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