The charting method of note taking involves organizing information from a lecture or discussion into categories on a chart. Key aspects of the method include determining categories in advance, recording information from the lecture into the appropriate columns, and arranging related ideas to compare relationships and order information. This method helps track conversations, reduces writing, and provides an easy review mechanism, though it requires understanding the lecture content. The charting method is best for reducing test review time and getting an overview of an entire course.

1. CHARTING METHOD

2. The charting method of taking notes is good
when you need to place related information
into different categories, arrange information
in a certain order or when you want to compare
the relationships between different ideas.
DEFINITION:

4. M E T H O D
◉ Determine the categories to be covered in the
lecture. Set up your paper in advance by
columns headed by these categories.
◉ As you listen to the lecture, record information
(words, phrases, main idea, etc.) into the
appropriate category.

5. ADVANTAGES
◉ Helps you track conversation and dialogues where
you would normally be confused and lose out on
relevant content.
◉ Reduces amount of writing necessary.
◉ Provides easy review mechanism for both
memorization of facts and study of
comparisons and relationships.

6. DISADVANTAGES
◉You must be able to understand what's
happening in the lecture.

7. WHEN TO USE
◉ You want to reduce the amount of time you
spend editing and reviewing at test time.
◉ You want to get an overview of the whole
course on one big paper sequence.