Note-taking methods

• Note-taking is one of the most important activities for

students. There are a variety of reasons for it but we
only want to highlight the most important one here:
Taking notes will help you recall information that
would otherwise be lost. But taking notes
the right way isn’t as easy as it sounds. It isn’t simply
about jotting down everything that you hear. Taking
notes is about summarizing core concepts as precisely
as possible in your own words.
• One thing that most successful students have in
common is that they use a specific note-taking
method. A note-taking method will help you to
prepare before the lecture and to review key
concepts after a class. It will help you to stay focused
during the lecture to pay attention and actively
Note-taking metheods participate. It will help you to organize your notes
properly so that you don’t have to worry about losing
the overview once you get back to them to prepare
Introduction: for an exam.

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 Note-taking method
#1: The Outline
method
• Is one of the best and most
popular note-taking
methods for college
students. It lets you organize
your notes in a structured
form, helping you save a lot
of time for further reviewing
and editing. As the name
suggests, this method
requires you to structure
your notes in form of an
outline by using bullet
points to represent different
topics and their subtopics.
Start writing main topics on
the far left of the page and
add related subtopic in
bullet points below using
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 Example

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When should you use
this note-taking Pros Cons
method Highlights the key points
of the lecture in a logical Not suitable for subjects
This method can be used way like chemistry and math
in a variety of situations that comprise of formulas
but works best if the Ease of use allows the and charts
lecture or class follows a students to focus
Doesn’t work well if the
relatively clear structure. Reduces the reviewing attended lecture doesn’t
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Note-taking method #2: The Cornell Method
• It is a unique note-taking method
that finds its application in a variety
of situations. What differentiates it
from other methods is the page
layout. The page is divided into
three or four sections starting from
one row at the top for title and
date (optional) and one at the
bottom along with two columns in
the center. 30% of width should be
kept in the left column while the
remaining 70% for the right
column.
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 When should you
use this note-taking Pros Cons
method? A quicker way to take, review, and
Pages need to be prepared
organize your notes
Libertad para inventar before
Pocos a lecture
competidores
Summarizes all the information in a
The Cornell method is Requires some time for
systematic manner
ideal for all types of reviewing and summarizing
lectures or even meetings. Helps in effective learning as it the key concepts
enables to absorb information in a
shorter time
Helps you to extract main ideas
Cuts down time for reviewing

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Note-taking method #3: The Boxing Method

Example: Example:

• Digital note-taking apps for

the iPad (like GoodNotes) are
especially helpful for this
method because content on
the page can be reordered or
resized subsequently. That
way, you can just write down
notes as you would normally
do and then reorder them
afterward to assign them to
particular boxes. Digital
note-taking also allows you to
zoom in on the page, which
helps to focus on one topic at
a time during the review.
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When should you use this note-taking method
• This method works best if you have a class/session that is split into different sections that are still related in a sense.
Pros
• Segregates and organizes your notes in the form of boxes
• Let’s you focus on one box at a time while reading
• Help you memorize the relation between notes in a visual way
• Perfect for people that take notes on an iPad
Cons
• Not suitable for every lecture type
• Doesn’t work well if no overall topics can be assigned to a group of notes
• Requires additional time to group the notes in the end or during the lecture

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 Note-taking method
#4: The Charting
Method
• It is an ideal method for
notes that involve a lot of
information in the form of
facts and statistics, that
need to be learned by heart.
The information will be
organized in several
columns, similar to a table
or spreadsheet. Each
column represents a unique
category which makes the
rows easily comparable. A
great example of the
charting method would be a
summary of this article.

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When should you use this note-taking method Pros
• This is also one of the most-effective note-taking • information is clearly structured
methods for college students when it comes to jotting
• fantastic for reviewing
down heavy content which includes stats and other
information. It also works great when you want to cut • notes are easily comparable
down on the amount of time you spend on editing and
• a lot of information can be memorized rather quickly
reviewing during test time. The suggestion is to use the
method when you need to memorize a lot of Cons
information but don’t recommend to apply it during
• Very time-consuming method
classes or lectures. Creating charts with the charting
methods takes time. It makes sense to use this method • Barely makes sense to apply this method in a
when summarizing whole lectures as a preparation for lecture/class where the content isn’t clear beforehand
exams or during intensive study sessions.
• doesn’t work for information that can’t easily be
categorized

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 Note-taking method
#5: The Mapping
Method
• When the lecture content is
intense, the mapping
method works best. It helps
organize your notes by
dividing them into branches,
enabling you to establish
relationships between the
topics. Start with writing the
main topic at the top of the
map. Keep dividing it into
subtopics on the left and
right as you go down.

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• Pros When should you use this note-taking
method
• Visually appealing
• This technique works best when
• Can be used for noting down
the lecture content is heavy and
detailed information but in a
you need to organize it in a
concise form
structured and easy form. It can
• Allows easy editing of the notes also be used when you have no
idea about the content of the
• Cons
lecture to be presented.
• While mapping your notes, you
might run out of space on a single
page
• Can be confusing if the information
is wrongly placed while taking
notes

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 Extra material for
note-taking methods
Sketching is helpful to make your notes more
visually appealing and fun. Use patterns, frames,
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fonts to help you
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