Effective Note-Taking Strategies
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Objective
I can use different note-taking strategies to record information.
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Warm-up video
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Part 2 of 4
Key concepts
3 concepts
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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.
- 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.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
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According to the video, what is one reason why taking notes is important for learning?
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?
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Exit ticket
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“Name and describe one note-taking method discussed in the video.”
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