According to the video, what is one reason why taking notes is important for learning?

Taking notes helps you retain information by storing it in a place you can easily access later and putting it in your own words.

The video discussed a study comparing note-taking on a laptop versus on paper. What was one key difference found between students who used laptops and those who used paper?

Students using laptops tended to record more information word-for-word.

Describe the Cornell Method of note-taking. What are the three sections involved, and how are they used?

The Cornell Method divides the paper into three sections: the Notes Column (for taking notes during the lecture), the Cue Column (for writing questions or prompts for review), and the Summary Column (for summarizing the main ideas after the lecture).

Effective Note-Taking Strategies

5th GradeELA30 min

Learning Objective

I can use different note-taking strategies to record information.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

9 min

Taking Notes: Crash Course Study Skills #1

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Guided Notes

6 min

Key concepts students will learn:

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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 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 discussed in the video are the Outline method, the Cornell method, and the Mind-Mapping method.

Practice

10 min

3 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

“Name and describe one note-taking method discussed in the video.”

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