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Dr Richard NgOUM Perak

Exam WorkshopExam WorkshopPart 4Part 4

OUMH 1103OUMH 1103Learning Skills for Open Distance Learners

Topic 4 Focus

Notes making – annotation, mind mapping

Strategies of taking notes during tutorial

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Things to do before, during and after tutorial

Kaedah membuat nota – annotation, peta minda

Strategi mengambil nota semasa tutorial

Perkara yang perlu dibuat sebelum, semasa dan selepas tutorial

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Ways in Making NotesWays in Making Notes

Annotations

Outlinenotes

Columnnotes

MindMaps

SummaryNotes

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Tips on Making Notes

Understand the objective

Read the wholechapter andsummarize

Leave spacesin between

notes

Re-read thechapter and improve

on the notes

Use your own words

Use invertedcommas for

wordstaken

directly from text

Read over the notes

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Listening during tutorial

Avoid distraction Listen to

the message said

Relate the ideas

Look forcluesTake

notes

Identifynote-worthy

materials

Write downDate/time

Identifykey issues

Createspaces

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Topic 4 - Sample Questions

Question 1 – (Jan 2009 - Part A)

State TWO reasons why students need to have effectiveNote-Taking and Note-Making skills

Berikan DUA sebab kenapa pelajar harus mempunyaikemahiran di dalam mengambil dan membuat nota

(4 marks)Sample Answers for Q.1

Sebab pertama: Ia dapat menguatkan lagi pemahaman kita dalam apa yang telah kita baca

Sebab kedua: Nota yang baik dapat membantu kita dalam pembelajaran yang lebih efektif

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Question 2 – (Part A)

Describe TWO strategies that an OUM learner can utilise to become a more effective listener during face-to-face tutorial.

Huraikan DUA strategi yang boleh diguna pakai oleh pelajar OUM untuk menjadi seorang pendengar yang efektif ketika tutorial di dalam kelas

(2 marks)Sample Answers for Q.2

Strategi pertama: Elakkan dari sebarang gangguan yang boleh menghilangkan tumpuan kita

Strategi kedua: Dengar dengan teliti dan ambil perhatian pada perkara yang disebutkan oleh tutor semasa dalam kelas

Question 3 – (Part B)You are asked to present the topic “Reading Skills” inyour class and you have found the following informationin a website:

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Read the information and make notes in the mind-mapFormat with THREE (3) sub-headings

(5 marks)Sample Answers for Q.3

Improving Reading Skills

WhyRead?

Entertainment

Learn Something

Read Table of Content, Index,

Headers etc

Interest Info required

Concentrate

Purpose Environment

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Question?Question?

Question? End ofPart 4