Note Taking Skills
Gayle E. Wood, M.Ed.
Director of Access and Diversity
Note-Taking Skills
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Write only on one side of the paper.
Use a 3-ring binder so that you can
keep your notes organized.
Create a lost signal to use whenever
you get lost taking notes.
Note-Taking Skills
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Make sure your notes are
labeled and your pages are
numbered.
Put your name on each
page.
Use standard abbreviations.
listen for introductory,
concluding, and transitional
words and phrases.
Note-Taking Skills
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Leave space between your notes.
Use words and phrases, instead of
complete sentences, if possible.
Copy diagrams, equations, dates,
definitions, and illustrations word-forword.
Styles of Note Taking
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Cornell Method
Outline Form
Mind Maps
Paragraphs
Charts
Online Resources
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Introduction to Note Taking
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Note Taking in Lecture and
Classroom Discussions
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http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/notes/
Note Taking and Listening
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www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/notetake.pdf
www.eiu.edu/~lrnasst/notes.htm#motivation
Note Taking Styles
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http://ctl.stanford.edu/Student/studyskills/taking_not
es.pdf