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HOW TO TAKE GOOD NOTES
• notes have to reflect the information that is provided by the lecturer. These can include presentation slides and video footage that are used in the lecture.
• always date your notes. This keeps your notes in order and will be important
later in the year when you need to study for tests and exams.
• Give a heading to your notes for each lecture – what is the topic under discussion? This is helpful when you later study from your notes. aim to take
down only the most important points.
1. You can identify them by doing the following:
2. Take careful note of the difference in emphasis in a lecture: some concepts are
carefully explained and examples provided, whereas others are mentioned in passing and only a brief example may be given. Make sure that you make a note of the concepts that have received most emphasis.
3. When the lecturer repeats a certain term, date or topic, make a note of it.
4. When the lecturer writes information on the board, make a note of it.
5. Look out for organising phrases when the lecturer speaks, for example: ‘There
are two points of view on ...’, ‘The first reason is ...’, ‘The problem is ...’, ‘In conclusion ...’. Phrases such as these help you to write and organise your notes and also help you to listen well. (For example, listen for the two points and number them in your notes; listen for the first reason and for subsequent reasons and number them in your notes; listen and note the problem and make a note of the solution if it is given in the lecture, etc.).
6. Make a note of any summaries that the lecturer may give at the end of the
lecture.