I bullet point key topics as they come up, usually in full sentences but my own words (not copied from a book or direct from the teacher's mouth), and I use a coloured pens and a colour-coding system for my words (which is different for each topic).
For example, I was making notes today on treating schizophrenia in a psychology class. Each different treatment method got its own primary colour and different shades of each colour were used to designate descriptive points, examples and evidence/research studies.
If I'm not fast enough to do that in the lesson, I summarize the key points as they come and write them up properly for revision.
The Cornell Method sounds very interesting though. I have tried using something similar very before, a sort of standardized note-taking system I devised, but my pet hate of using rulers meant I never stuck with it.
What's your note taking style?
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I bullet point key topics as they come up, usually in full sentences but my own words (not copied from a book or direct from the teacher's mouth), and I use a coloured pens and a colour-coding system for my words (which is different for each topic).
For example, I was making notes today on treating schizophrenia in a psychology class. Each different treatment method got its own primary colour and different shades of each colour were used to designate descriptive points, examples and evidence/research studies.
If I'm not fast enough to do that in the lesson, I summarize the key points as they come and write them up properly for revision.
The Cornell Method sounds very interesting though. I have tried using something similar very before, a sort of standardized note-taking system I devised, but my pet hate of using rulers meant I never stuck with it.