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Classroom Tips Ask questions

Pay attention

Keep an organized notebook

Take good notes

• All good study techniques start
with good not taking habits.
Knowing to take good notes will
improve your ability to study
more effectively

Three Stages of Good Note Taking

• Stage 1 – Get ready to take notes (before class)

• Review your notes from previous lessons
• Complete all assignments and reading before class
• Bring all needed materials to take notes

Three Stages of Good Note Taking (cont…)

• Stage 2

• Keep your focus on the teacher
• Listen for signal statements like:

• Most importantly
• Remember that….
• Be sure to include…..

• Write quickly

• Use abbreviation
• Place a “?” by things you are not sure about

Three Stages of Good Note Taking (cont…)

• Stage 3 – Rewrite your Notes

• After class rewrite your notes

• Change abbreviations to complete words
• Change symbols into words
• Change shorter sentences to more complete sentences

• Answer any “?” you had in your notes

Study Tips Do not cram

Plan a definite study time and place