Effective notetaking

McPherson, Fiona 1959- (author.).

Summary: This book is for college students who are serious about being successful in study, and teachers who want to know how best to help their students learn. Being a successful student is far more about being a smart user of effective strategies than about being 'smart.' Research has shown it is possible to predict how well a student will do simply on the basis of their use of study strategies. This workbook looks at the most important group of study strategies -- how to take notes (with advice on how to read a textbook and how to prepare for a lecture). You'll be shown how to:format your notes use headings and highlighting, how to write different types of text summaries and pictorial ones, including concept maps and mind maps (you'll find out the difference, and the pros and cons of each), ask the right questions, make the right connections, review your notes, evaluate text to work out which strategy is appropriate. There's advice on individual differences and learning styles, and on how to choose the strategies that are right for both you and the situation. Using effective notetaking strategies will help you remember what you read. It will help you understand more, and set you on the road to becoming an expert (or at least getting good grades!). Successful studying isn't about hours put in; it's about spending your time wisely. You want to study smarter, not harder. As always with the Mem powered books, this thorough (and fully referenced) workbook doesn't re-hash the same tired advice that's been peddled for so long. Rather, Effective Notetaking builds on the latest cognitive and educational research to help you study for success.

Record details

ISBN: 9781927166529
ISBN: 1927166527
ISBN: 9780473125615
ISBN: 9780987652249
ISBN: 9780473125615
Physical Description: print
267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: 3rd edition.
Publisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Wayz Press, ©2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A mempowered book"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Introduction -- 2. Making note-taking an effective strategy -- Note-taking is a strategy for making information meaningful -- The importance of working memory -- Review questions -- Part 1: Selection strategies -- 3. Highlighting important information -- An example -- What highlighting does -- What should be highlighted? -- Review questions -- 4. Headings highlight structure -- Do headings help memory? -- How do headings help memory? -- Learning to use the topic structure strategy -- Do some individuals benefits more from headings than others? -- Review questions -- 5. Summaries -- Topical summaries and overviews -- Advance organizers -- Creating summaries -- Review questions -- 6. Graphic summaries -- Outlines and graphic organizers -- Multimedia summaries -- Maps -- Visual language -- Review questions -- Part II: connection strategies -- 7. Understanding connection -- An example -- Asking the right questions -- What this means for note-taking -- Review questions -- 8. Elaboration strategies -- Making comparisons -- Asking questions -- Mnemonics -- review questions -- 9. Concept maps -- When concept maps are useful -- Mind maps -- Review questions -- Part III: applying your strategies -- 10. Taking notes in lectures -- How taking notes in a lecture is different from taking notes from text -- Are there special strategies for taking notes in lectures? -- Review questions -- 11. Using you notes -- Providing a record -- Focusing attention -- Helping you select what's important -- Organizing information/helping you make connections -- Helping you review -- Reducing cognitive load -- Review questions -- 12. Learning style and individual differences -- How individual differences affect your strategy -- Cognitive style -- Personal preferences and strategy choice -- Review questions -- 13. Choosing the right strategy -- Assessing the test and the task -- Choosing the right strategy -- Summary of note-taking strategies -- Personal profile.