Cornell Notemaking Method
THE CORNELL NOTEMAKING METHOD
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Cornell Notemaking Method
How Do Our Brains Work
1. Taking In
Information
4. Recalling
Information
2. Retaining
Information
3. Encoding
Information
Facts Of Memory
1.
We choose what to remember and forget
2.
We need to regularly revisit our memories
3.
What matters is how we organize information in our minds
4.
Memory is a skill that requires practise
5.
Using multiple functions of the brain helps us remember
better
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How Effective Are Your Notes?
Circle your responses accordingly.
Strongly
Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly
Agree
My notes are easy to read.
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4
5
My notes are brief, to the
point.
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4
5
My notes are easy to
understand.
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2
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4
5
My notes are wellorganised.
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2
3
4
5
There is a numbering
system for my notes.
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2
3
4
5
It is easy to learn from my
notes.
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4
5
I use abbreviations in my
notes.
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Important ideas can be
seen clearly in my notes.
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I write in my own words.
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5
TOTAL
My Notes Are:
Super-Power: > 40
Power: 30 - 39
Developed: 20 – 29
Third-World: < 19
*Circle accordingly
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Cornell Notemaking Method
Note-Taking Method
The Cornell Note-Taking System
Title Bar
This space is for you to write down the subject &/or topic that you are taking notes for.
Step #1:
This space is for you to record & take down notes. Be detailed. Write
in your own words.
Step #3:
Revise by answering the questions (from Step#2) aloud.
Step #2:
Explain the
content using
questions or cue
words
Step #4:
Reflect on the material.
Using these 5 questions:
1.
What’s the significance of these facts?
2.
What principle are they based on?
3.
How do I apply these facts?
4.
How do they fit in with what I know?
5.
What’s after these?
Step #6:
Revisit the material.
Take at least 10 minutes every week to go through what you have
taken down.
STEP #5:
Summarise the notes here by answering the question, “what did I learn from this topic”!
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Cornell Notemaking Method
Example:
Paper chromatography is used to separate and identify the different coloured liquid
components in a liquid-liquid mixture. This method of separation works on the property in
which the different coloured components of a liquid-liquid mixture travel at different rates
on paper because some coloured components are more attracted to paper than others.
Chromatography is very useful in scientific research because it gives quick results, is easy
to handle and requires very small amounts of mixture. It is often used to test a substance
for purity and is also widely used in the testing of dyes in food and other industries.
Representing in a Cornell Note format:
PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY
What does the method
identify? What separates
out of the mixture?
DEFINITION/EXPLANATION:
Separate and identify the different coloured liquid
components in a liquid-liquid mixture.
What enables the method
to work?
HOW IT WORKS:
Based on the property of:
Diff. travel rates on paper for different coloured
liq. components, due to varying levels of
attraction
Why is it so useful?
ADVANTAGES/BENEFITS:
• quick results
• easy to handle
• requires very small amounts of mixture.
How is the method used/
applied?
USES:
• often used to test a substance for purity
• is also widely used in the testing of dyes in
food & other industries.
• Diff. coloured components in the liq.-liq. mixt are separated & identified.
• It works cos’ some different coloured components of a liq-liq mixt travels faster
than others, on paper.
• It’s quick, easy to use & demands small amts.
• Chromatography is usually used to test a substance for purity (e.g. food dyes)
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Cornell Notemaking Method
2 METHODS FOR NOTEMAKING
1.
2.
Concept Mapping
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Start from the center
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Spread out the main topics first
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Use key-words
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Leave space for details later
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Use colours, pictures & symbols
Linear Note Taking
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Follow the textbook sequence
•
Paraphrase in your own words
•
Different font-sizes for headings
•
Leave space for details later
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PRO TIPS OF MAKING GOOD NOTES
Cornell Notemaking Method
1. USE COLOURS • Helps your brain to
organise new
information
• Makes you feel
happier when you
look at your notes
2. USE DIFFERENT
Helps you know which
FONT SIZES
are
• The main points
• The details
• The examples
3. USE PICTURES
• Helps you to
understand and
remember key
words better
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Cornell Notemaking Method
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