Note-Taking Strategies Part 4

Note-Taking Strategies

Part 4

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For Review

Once you’ve done all of the above, you’ll find you’ve created your won personalized study guide. Cover the main section of the page and use the key words and questions in the left margin ad a quiz

Stick to it

Review your notes the day you take them and all your notes once a week. That way, you won’t need to study as much when it’s test time.

You’ve been doing the work all along.

Try out the coronel system, but if it doesn’t work for you,

Experiment with other methods. Ask your classmates how they take

Notes or ask a teacher for advice. Taking good notes requires practice, like any other skill. And the more you work at it now, the more prepared you’ll be to take in college.

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Note-Taking Strategies Part 3

Note-Taking Strategies

Part 3

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After Class

As soon as class ends, review your notes and fill in any in blanks.

Underline, highlight and use symbols to sort through the information. If

You don’t understand something; get help from your teacher or Classmates.

After you’ve reviewed all your notes from class, in the left hand area of the page write down key words and questions your teacher might ask on a test.

At the bottom of each page, write a summary of the notes. This helps you digest what you’ve learned. It also improves your memory of the material for long term and test down the road.

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Classroom for You? Part 4 of 4

Classroom for You?

Part 4 of 4

Emphasis on the Written Word

Most of the communications, as well as the course work, in distance-learning classes is written. That’s plus, because the focus on the written word gives you the opportunity to develop as a writer --- And strong writing skills are essential to academic success. However, if writing is a serious weakness for you, virtual learning may not be the best education option until you improve your skills. Yes, most of distance education is the written word; therefore, you need to be a good reader, I love to read, and love writing also. Most of your assignments will be written and submitted to the instructor in the written format. Your penmanship needs to be excellent, spelling great, sentence structure above average, vocabulary extraordinary. You need to have online access with reliable equipment. If your internet communication at home isn’t working, you can’t do online education from home and will need to go to someplace where you do have access to the internet

Decide whether it’s right for you

Distance education isn’t for everyone, but it just might be for you.

You really should seek it out and give it a try. You never know until you try. You might even fall in love with distance education. While distance education may be the perfect alternative for some students; it’s not the right choice for everyone. So carefully consider your unique need and interest and give distance educational try; then, decide if it is right for you.

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