Note Taking and Study Skills
Study Guides
Not to study off of but it guides you what
topics to study
Listening
Concentrate on your teacher
Tune out noise and talking
Listen for main ideas
Focus on the 5W’s & 1H: Who? What?
Where? When? Why? How?
Listen 80% and write 20% of the time
Taking Notes
Don’t write everything down
Record main ideas and supporting facts
Use your own words
Keep your notes organized
When you shorten your notes you will
understand it better and it saves you time.
Remembering
Review your notes
Highlight important notes or add
explanations
Apply what you're learning ASAP
Study with a friend; answer each other’s
questions
Study more regularly for shorter periods of
time. This works better than one long cram
session
Workplace
If possible, find your own quiet space to
study
Keep your workplace clean and
uncluttered
Make sure you have good lighting, a
straight chair, and fresh air
Quiet background music may help to keep
you focused
Note Taking Methods

Famous Note Taking Methods
Cornell Method
Outline Method
Mind Maps
Study Methods

Tools you may use to study
Flashcards(notecards)
Review Games
Internet
Your notes
The best and most important thing to use!

Note taking and study skills