Effective Note-Taking in College Lectures

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Objective

I can apply strategies for taking effective notes during college lectures.

Part 1 of 4

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 4

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    According to a Princeton University study in 2014, students who took notes on a laptop wrote more words but were able to recall less information than students who wrote notes on paper.

  2. 2

    The three note-taking methods discussed in the video are the Outline method, the Cornell method, and the Mind-Mapping method.

  3. 3

    The Cornell method involves dividing your paper into three sections: the Cue Column, the Notes Column, and the Summary Column.

Part 3 of 4

Practice

8 questions

1

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

2

What did the Princeton University study in 2014 reveal about the difference between taking notes on a laptop versus writing them by hand?

Part 4 of 4

Exit ticket

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Describe the Cornell note-taking method. Include the three sections involved and when each section should be completed.

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