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Notes Taking Tips: Prepared By: Jessica

Effective note taking skills improve recall and understanding by ensuring active listening, requiring critical thinking, and helping form connections between topics. There are different note taking strategies that can be used, including the mapping and outlining methods. The mapping method involves writing main topics and headings for subtopics, with notes written underneath. The outlining method uses bullet points with the main topic first, followed by indented subtopics and details below and to the right.

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Notes Taking Tips: Prepared By: Jessica

Effective note taking skills improve recall and understanding by ensuring active listening, requiring critical thinking, and helping form connections between topics. There are different note taking strategies that can be used, including the mapping and outlining methods. The mapping method involves writing main topics and headings for subtopics, with notes written underneath. The outlining method uses bullet points with the main topic first, followed by indented subtopics and details below and to the right.

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P R E PA R E D B Y: J E S S I C A
WHY ARE EFFECTIVE NOTE TAKING
SKILLS IMPORTANT?
Learning how to take better study notes in class helps improve recall and understanding of
what you are learning because it:
•Ensures you are actively listening to what the teacher is saying
•Requires you to think about what you are writing
•Helps you make connections between topics
•Serves as quality review material for after class
Using different note taking strategies is important, especially as you progress through high
school and transition to college or university. There are several note taking techniques you can
use to start taking better notes in class.
1. THE MAPPING METHOD

1.Branching off the main


topic, write a heading for
each of the subtopics.
2.Write any important
notes underneath each
subtopic.
3.Continue the pattern.
2. THE OUTLINING METHOD

1.begin your notes with a


single bullet point and
write the main topic.
2.Place the first subtopic
below and indented slightly
to the right.
3.List any details below
your heading and slightly
to the right

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