Cornell Notes. Why do we have to take notes? Four Parts of Cornell Notes 1. Note Taking – Taking notes in class 2. Note Making – Making my notes usable.

Cornell Notes

Why do we have to take notes?

Four Parts of Cornell Notes

1. Note Taking – Taking notes in class

2. Note Making – Making my notes usable

3. Note Interacting – Studying with my notes

4. Note Reflecting – How could my notes be better?

Note Taking

Write your heading and the Essential Question.

Use your preferred style and organization while taking notes.

Note Making

Underline key information in the notes.

Fill in gaps with a partner.

“10”

• Look over that page of notes and identify the most important pieces of information.(1-3 minutes)

• Highlight important word and ideas• Draw arrows, circles, boxes• Create helpful doodles…

At home that night…

Note Making

Divide your notes into “chunks.”

Write questions on the left so that it helps you recall the information on the right.

“24”

Note Interacting

Answer each question you’ve written to compose a summary.

Use the fold-over method to study your notes.

“7”or sooner

Using your notes to Study

Cover the notes on the

right

Rework/Answer

questions on the left

Note Reflecting

After your test or quiz,reflect on how your notes helped prepare you.

What worked?What needs improvement?

Cornell Notes

Essential Question:

Why do we have to take notes?

Hermann Ebbinghaus- 1886

Day One

All information is retained only in short-term memory.

50 – 80% of the information has been forgotten.

Day Two (within 24 hours)

Ebbinghaus discovered that the key to retaining new information is….

Repetition

Repetition

Repetition

What is the best way to move information into long-term memory?

10

24

7

- Paraphrase the information within 10 minutes.

- Revisit the information within 24 hours.

- Study for your test or quiz (typically 7 days later).

Dr. Walter Pauk

Created Cornell Notes in 1949

Why were students failing at Cornell University?

Students who took…

No notes

or

Notes with gaps or bad handwriting retained 59% of the information presented.

But students who took…

Good notes

Reviewed their notes

Had questions

And included a summery reflection

Filled in any gaps

RETAINED 90% OR MORE OF THE INFORMATION!