WP Note and Test Taking

the weakest ink

What is better than the best memory?

Adrian Rogers

Who said, “The weakest ink is better than the best memory. Study with pen in hand.“?

to document everything in a lecture or in a book, to fill up a notebook, to complete an assignment for a class

Why should we not take notes?

to document important information, to store information in short-term memory, to understand information, to create a permanent record for further study

Why should we take notes?

traditional lectures and textbook reading

What can the Cornell Notes be used for?

identification header, notes on the right, questions on the left, summary at the bottom

What do Cornell Notes use?

active learning

What does Cornell Notes involve?

creating your own study guide

By taking Cornell notes and then writing study questions, what are you doing?

Identification header

What can you add to Cornell Notes to never have trouble finding the notes to a lecture again?

4.5 inches

How large is the column where you put your notes?

bullets

What should you use instead of numbers or letters?

fragments and abbreviations

What should you use for the notes on the right?

1.5 inches

How big is the column on the left where you put your study questions?

at the bottom

Where should you put your summary?

synthesize your notes in your own words, think critically about the text, identify important information, and compose a snapshot for quick review

What does summarizing require you to do?

review notes

What should you do within 24 hours to maintain the best memory curve

visual note taking that links ideas together

What is a mind map?

quickly show relationships between topics and branch off keywords in circles

What can mindmaps do?

non-sequential note taking

What are mindmaps good for?

synthesize the material into smaller sections, makes review easier, and is great for literature assignments

What can summaries do?

formulas

Why may science and math be easier to do by hand?

a spiral notebook or binder section

What should you have for each course?

dates, new terms, names, formulas, steps to an important process, references to charts, tables, and graphs

What information should you include in your notes?

10 minute

How long of a review session should you have per class daily?

1 hour

How long of a review session should you have per class weekly?

so related topics are together

Why should you rearrange info?

things your teacher repeats and says will be on the test

What should you highlight?

a star

What should you put next to the things you want to review?

a checkmark

What should you put next to things you already know?

history

What subject should you have maps portraits paintings and photographs?

math

What subject should you have formulas and sample problems

science

What subject should you have formulas diagrams and schematics?

a, an, and the

What should you skip unless they are absolutely necessary to understanding?

preview the reading

What should you do before taking textbook notes?

skimming

What should you spend 2 minutes doing through the material?

by looking at headings

How should you determine the major concepts?

new facts

What type of facts should you jot down?

question/answer

In what form should you build your notes?

no paragraphs, bullets only, and incomplete sentences

How can you keep your notes short?

20%

Reviewing and revising notes within 24 hours can maintain an 50-80% memory curve as opposed to what percentage?

comprehension

What type of questions should you write in the left column?

what, when, where, who, why

If its an event, write the event name and what else underneath the vent?

take a main point and turn it into a question

For large ideas, what should you do?

essay answers

What should you be ready to form for large topics?

why

What should you ask instead of what or how?

100 words per minute or fewer

What is the rate of speaking?

400 words per minute

What is the rate of thinking?

write them anyway

If the details do not seem vital, what should you do?

every example

What should you jot down?

engaged

What does constant writing keep your brain

mentally review and summarize the lecture

What should you use the speak/think gap to do

anticipate it

What should you do to the next point

question it

What should you do mentally to the information?

box it

What should you do to the sidetracked information to set it off from regular notes

graph paper

For math notes, what type of paper should you use?

the formula

What should you write that you need to know for the problem

exactly as the teacher completes it on the board

How should you copy the problem down?

annotate it

What should you do to the steps in your own words?

why

What should you include with the step if it is not easily understood?

the readings and the terms

What should you do to be familiar with the lecture before the lecture?

60%

What percentage of test questions usually comprise of defining terms?

details

What will you need for essay questions?

examples

What serve as vivid reminders of the main point

nonverbal

What type of cues should you watch for?

it is important information

If the teacher pauses for you to write something down, what should you assume?

repetition

What should you be alert to?

annotate your notes later or add further material

What does leaving blank space allow you to do?

near friends

Where should you not sit?

chats

What should you not have open?

concepts

What are more important than facts

you will miss information

What will happen if you stop to daydream?

doodle

What should you not do that breaks concentration?

supplies

What should you check the night before a test

a brisk walk

If you have pre-test jitters what can you do ten minutes before?

arrive early, be silent, slow your breathing, encourage yourself, and visualize yourself passing

What should you do if you have pre-test jitters?

every page

Where should you put your name and section?

types of questions and amounts

When you first look through a paper test, what should you see?

time

What should you itemize on each section

easy questions

When taking a paper test, what type of questions should you do first?

read

Read, underline, and what again

key words

What type of words should you underline

scrambled

When taking an online test, what will the questions be

1 minute before its due

When should you set your timer when taking an online test

an essay

What should you do last when finishing a test?

20 seconds

If you panic, how long of a break should you take?

get up early, set 2 alarms, and log in before the test starts

How can you start an online test at home?

1 minute before the test ends

When should you press submit?

fill out the questions randomly

If you are running short on time, what should you do at the 5 minute mark?

pen

For a scantron, what wont work?

every 10th question

When should you check that you are on track when taking a scantron

memory level and higher level

What are the two levels of questions?

questions that focus on facts

What is a memory level question

questions that go beyond facts

What are higher level questions

applications, examples, syntheses, analyses, and conclusions

What do higher-level questions ask for?

cover them

What should you do to the choices?

obviously wrong answers

Cross out what type of answers

choose one

If 2 answers have similar words what should you do?

eliminate grammatically incorrect choices

For sentence completion problems what should you do?

the middle value

For a wide range of values which one should you choose?

to test your knowledge on lists

What do teachers use multiple choice questions for?