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Notemaking to Summarize, Consolidate, and Review
Notes that you create and use during the study process are a bit different from the notes you create during a class.
Online Templates
You can create or design templates for notemaking in Google Drive, as well as find them online. Students will often prepare study sheets for upcoming tests. There are some strategies that students should follow in order to maximize the value that a study sheet has. An effective study sheet:
Is organized...use a template! It is not helpful if you spend a lot of time searching for your answers! The blank space on a page is just as important as the part with the words (columns) . A study sheet that is so jammed you cannot find information is overwhelming. How is that helpful?
Utilizes highlighting. Make things stand out, this helps to direct your eye to the most important topics
Includes only essential details. If you need a magnifying glass to read it, you have written too much and it is no longer a helpful smart sheet. Again you will spend too much time searching
Uses diagrams. Many students shy away from these and put only words, however many students learn/memorize and understand concepts better through the help of a diagram or mnemonic
Creating this will help you study; however, you cannot cover all the necessary topics in one sheet. As you summarize your notes and readings you will create multiple sheets. You can keep them on paper or as a Google Doc.
One of the most powerful forms of taking notes to support learning and mastery are Cornell notes. This notemaking format was developed by Dr. Walter Paulk at Cornell University. It works because it requires active thinking and questioning about the content being read or heard, and also sets up questions for review and recall. Here is a good set of samples: sample notes. Sample
Here is a template for a Cornell Notes style of notemaking sheet. You can make your own copy to use in making your own class notes: Cornel Notes Template
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