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Do you sometimes find it difficult to write good notes in class? Have you ever experienced coming home finding your notes unusable?
Here you will get 5 fantastic tips on how to take great useable notes
1. Make clear and accurate notes
Clearly written, accurate notes help to capture information for later study and review. Often when taking notes in class you’ll understand what the teacher is saying so you decide not to take clear and accurate notes only to find out later that you can’t remember what the teacher was saying and that your notes aren’t clear or accurate enough for you remember the details of the lecture. Taking accurate and clear notes will:
- Ensure that you understand the subject matter being discussed.
- Help to concrete what is being taught in your mind.
- Will provide you the means to go back after class and review the subjects.
2. Minimize distractions
If you’re serious about your education then you’ll want to remove any distractions that keep you from concentrating on class lectures and taking copious notes. Sit close to the front of the room, don’t sit next to individuals your tempted to talk to during class and try to stay away from any other situation that would distract you during class.
3. Come to class prepared
There is nothing that will help you take better notes than coming to class prepared. Before coming to class make sure that (1) you have read all assigned readings and (2) that you have reviewed your notes from the previous class. Coming to class prepared will help you take much better notes. You’ll be able to take more detail notes on items you don’t fully understand. You’ll be able to ask questions that will lead to more accurate and useful notetaking. And you’ll be better prepared to learn new information not covered in previous class lectures.
4. Organize your notes
We recommend starting each class with a clean sheet of paper. We also recommend that you put the day’s date at the top of your notes along with any other relevant information (i.e. history notes, chemistry notes, etc.) This will help you to keep track of each days notes and increase your ability to go back and review your notes for exams and quizzes.
5. Use abbreviations and symbols
In some classes it can be difficult to write down everything that the teacher or professor is saying. We recommend using short sentences and phrases and easily remembered abbreviations and symbols in order to make sure you’re able to keep up with the lecture. The following are few common abbreviations and symbols that student can use to speed up their note taking: cf (compare), ie (that is), eg (for example), w/ (with), w/o (without), &, + (and), = (equals, is). There are number of other abbreviations that you can come up with to increase your note taking speed must make sure you remember what each abbreviation is or that you have a key that tells you what each abbreviation means.
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