Note Taking Strategies

22nd of March 2012

Today we studied about notes taking strategies.How to take notes in an effective way.He gave us an example of a notes taking stratergy.That is Bloom's Taxonomy.

Bloom's Taxonomy is a classification of learning objectives within education proposed in 1956 by a committee of educators chaired by Benjamin Bloom who also edited the first volume of the standard text, Taxonomy of educational objectives: the classification of educational goals^[

There is more than one type of learning. A committee of colleges, led by Benjamin Bloom (1956), identified three domains of educational activities:

• Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge)
• Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude)
• Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills)

I read some details related to effective Learning in the book named "".

Effective Learning

To be an effective learner he/she should evaluate him/herself with some Questions.Those are :

• Do I need to be more effective andaware in relations to my Study habits?
• Am I in touch with my reasons for study?Do I need more Motivation?
• Are there anxieties & oncerns I need to Sort out first?
• Am I being too virtuous rather than effective?
• Am I working to my preferred learning Skills?
• Are my time and space Organized effectively?
• Am I aware of my Priorities for developing my study Skills?
• Am I in the best frame of mind for study?
• Is my Learning active enough?
• Do I need more Support from others?

You should be able to answer these questions.Before starting to study you have to rewrite the above questions and prepare yourself.

Some Ideas related to Effective Learning

• Give yourself study triggers

          Ex: One student clears his desk each time when he finishes studying

• Creating the right environment

          Ex: Quite/Music background,Home/Library /with Friends,Clear table

• Use your distractions to help you Study

          Ex: Study on the move - Try to browse a chapter or going over notes before going shopping,etc and  
                reherse information in your head as you walk/cook.

And Some Time Saving Suggestions:

Time is money is a common saying but most of us are not aware of its importance.Anything can be saved or created but on secound passes we cant get the time.So to manage the time and to protect this valuable resource  we can use these 10 time saving Stratergies.

1.  Save rewriting notes and find more quickly what you have written

           Ex: Write major points in different sheets,Write notes on a laptop.

    2.   Save time writing notes           

  Ex: Use headings and Keywords,Dont rewrite notes because its a mess,Dont write same information twice.

   3.   Save time looking for notes

         Ex: Keep all in one place,Fill them as you go along,Keep guide to your files.


  4.  Save time reading

       Ex: SMART reading strergies,Read only the relevent information,If you come across something interesting for the future but is not relevant now can fillout index card/make an electronic record.

  5.  Save time in writing and looking up your references

       Ex: In the margin of your notes write the page references from the book for every book,article,etc that you read complete an index card.

 6.  Use word limits to focus your energies

      Ex: Map out your work to match the word limit.

 7. Save time thinking

     Ex: Always carry a  book to record ideas as it pops out.

 8. Save time organizing information

     Ex: Try brain storming,Use numbers and Highlighters to group information in different pages.

 9. Save time writing

     Ex: Write Assignments directly into a computer.

10. Avoid duplicating effort

      Ex: Find study partner to share research tasks and tactics and bounce idea off.