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Lecture Note-Taking Trivia

The average lecture contains _____ words.

Average note takers record approximately __% of important ideas.

Best note takers record approximately __% of important ideas.

First year students record only __% of important ideas.

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Lecture Note-Taking Trivia

The average lecture contains 5,000 words.Average note takers record approximately 40% of

important ideas.Best note takers record approximately 75% of

important ideas.First year students record only 11% of important

ideas.

Sources available at the end of slide show.

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Lecture Note-Taking Trivia

Why Should Students Take Notes?

1. There is a positive correlation between writing and recalling.

2. Note taking Increases focus and comprehension during lecture.

3. Taking notes helps us to sort and store information in a more organized fashion.

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Lecture Note-Taking

A note taking system should help you:

• study daily• improve comprehension• retain information• check your understanding.

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Lecture Note-Taking

Before Class Do Homework Review syllabi Gather Tools

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Take Notes Here

Date & Topic Here

Leave the left and bottom margin blank for now.

During Class Prepare Paper

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Lecture Note-Taking

During Class• Record notes• Leave blank space• Write legibly• Abbreviate

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During Class• Listen for Patterns of

Organization• Listen for verbal cues• Observe non-verbal cues

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DATE: 10/2LECTURE TOPIC: Progr.

Progressivism=reforms increased gov. control organized change vs. revolt.Early 1900’s Socialists human need vs./ profitDistribute wealth more evenly collective ownership of a nation’s wealthSuffrage—get women right to vote social welfare basic standard of living unemployment, accident, health insur. social sec. Progressives=educated, wealthy. Didn’t want change to happen by revolt—systematically look at data and human testimony—then careful programming.3 main progressives:Henry George—single taxEd Bellamy—book Loooking BackwardFlorence Kelly—child labor working cond. And hours for women and kids

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Lecture Note-Taking

After Class• Review• Organize• Clarify• Amplify

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After Class• Reduce Notes• Check Knowledge• Predict Test Questions• Summarize

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10/2/11Progressivism

What specific issues did Progressives wish to reform?

What are common themes among the various examples of Progressive reforms?

Who were the Progressives?How did they hope to affect change?

What obstacles did the Progressives encounter?

Progressivism=reforms increased gov. control organized change vs. revolt.Early 1900’s Ex. Socialists human need vs./ profitDistribute wealth more evenly collective ownership of a nation’s wealthEx. Suffrage—get women right to vote Ex. social welfare basic standard of living unemployment, accident, health insur. social sec. Progressives=educated, wealthy. Didn’t want change to happen by revolt—systematically look at data and human testimony—then careful programming.3 main progressives:Henry George—single taxEd Bellamy—book Loooking BackwardFlorence Kelly—child labor working cond. And hours for women and kids—some families were against kid labor reforms b/c they needed the money.

Progressivists wanted to make changes through government that would improve the quality of life of specific populations who were being oppressed.

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Text Book Reading First-year Brockport

students report almost unanimously that they are overwhelmed with both the volume and difficulty of their textbook reading assignments.

Early Warning Advisement Survey

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Text Book ReadingWhy don’t students read?

• No quizzes on the reading.

• Professor never talks about the reading assignment.

• Assignments too long.

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Text Book Reading

Why should students read? Supplement class lecture and notes. Prepare for class note-taking and

listening. Build on previous knowledge. Read to learn, write to learn, talk to

learn.

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Text Book Reading

Goals for Reading Identify the most important points quickly Distinguish between main ideas and

details Comprehend information quickly Sort and situate information into memory Review for exams efficiently

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Text Book Reading

Take out a textbook.

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Text Book Reading

Survey the Text as a Whole• title, author, date• preface, introduction, purpose, thesis,

approach• table of contents, topics, subtopics,

organization• chapter highlights, summaries, study

questions, appendices

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Text Book Reading

Survey an Individual Assignment • Preview sub-headings, etc. • Break the reading assignment into

manageable chunks spaced over a period of time.

• Schedule reading time.

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Text Book Reading

Questions• What do you already know about

this topic?• What information do you hope to

learn? • What do you think the author might

say?

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Text Book Reading

Form Questions Turn each of the main points found in

the introduction, sub-headings, topic sentences, or summary into a question.

Use these questions to guide your reading.

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Text Book Reading

ReadRead the section you have surveyed,

using your questions as a guide.

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Text Book Reading

Take Notes & Talk • Restate the main points and supporting details

in you own words while you read.• Mark the text to indicate main points,

definitions, characteristics, examples, and conclusions.

• Use numbers to indicate important series of information.

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Text Book Reading

Review Notes

At the end of your study period, review the material you have covered using your notes, outline, or marked portions of the text to see how much you can remember. Several periods of study spaced over time will help you retain information more effectively than one long period of study just prior to an exam.

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Text Book Reading

Final Tips & Reminders• Note the differences in textbooks from discipline to

discipline. • Schedule reading time• Preview assignment• Read with a purpose• Write and talk to improve comprehension• Read in several short periods of time• Test your understanding of information

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Lecture Note Taking SourcesJohnston, A.H. & Su, W.Y. (1994). Lectures—A learning experience?

Education in Chemistry (May), 70-76

Kiewra, K.A. (2005). Learn how to succeed and SOAR to success. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Kiewra, K.A. (1985). Providing the instructor’s notes: An effective addition to student notetaking. Educational Psychologist 20, 33-39.

Kiewra (1985); Johnston & Su (1994); Potts, B. (1993). Improving the quality of student notes. ERIC Document Reproduction Services: ED 366645; Bligh, D.A. (2000). What’s the use of lecture? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.