Keys to effective learning Study skills and habits for success

1. HabHab
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CHAPTER 9
Active Listening and
Note Taking:
Taking In and
Recording Information
Keys to Effective Learning,
6e
Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and
Sarah Lyman Kravits
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Habit for Success:
Listen actively
“People with this habit of mind are able
to take on the diverse perspectives
of others…This does not mean that
one must agree; a good listener
simply tries to understand what the
other person is saying.”
Art Costa
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How can you become
a better
listener?
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4. HabHab
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Four stages of listening
1. Sensation (hearing the message)
2. Interpretation (figuring out what the
message means)
3. Evaluation (deciding what effect the
message has on me)
4. Reaction (responding to the
message)
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Listening is challenging.
How do you manage the
challenges?
• Combat distractions.
• Take in the whole message.
• Avoid quick judgments.
• Address listening deficiencies.
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6. HabHab
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Verbal signposts direct you
toward important information.
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Become an active listener
• Be there – show up on time for class
• Set purposes for listening
• Focus on understanding
• Ask questions
• Pay attention to verbal signposts
• Expect the unexpected
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What note-taking system
should
you use?
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9. HabHab
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Think flexibly to choose the
note-taking system
that’s right:
• For you
• For the course material
• For the classroom environment
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Structure of an outline
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The Cornell “T-note” system
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Think link – a visual system
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How can you
make the
most of class
notes?
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Your best note-taking tools:
Preparation and Listening
• Have the tools you need – the right
notebook, pens or pencils, colored
pens
• Read assignments and review
previous notes before class
• Sit where you can hear and
concentrate
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Notes are a study tool:
Put them to work.
• Revisit
• Revise
• Review
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How do you combine
class and text notes to
create a
master set?
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17. HabHab
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A master set combines
class and text information
into one document
containing everything
you should know.
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Tips for creating a master set
• Combine notes while they’re still
fresh in your mind
• Condense to focus on key terms and
concepts
• Target connections among ideas in
your notes
• Revisit, revise, review.
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How can you
take notes
faster?
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20. HabHab
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Use personal shorthand symbols
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21. HabHab
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Real People Listen Actively
Ismael Valenzuela
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22. HabHab
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“Listen a hundred times;
ponder a thousand times;
speak once.”
Turkish proverb
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