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PPT On Note Taking Skills

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This PPT will provide training on note taking skills that are essential in terms of processing the information that students read & important reading strategies for learners.

Indira M / Ipoh

8 years of teaching experience

Qualification: PhD Lit, M.Ed TESL, BA ELS

Teaches: English, Biology, History, Bahasa Malaysia, MUET (English Test), Pengajian AM

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  1. UALE1113: English for Information Technology Lecture I: - Note taking skills for research purposes Prepared by Ms. Indira
  2. Note-TakingSkiIIs Effective note-taking from lectures and readings is an essential skill for university study. Good note-taking allows a permanent record for revision and a register of relevant points that you can integrate with your own writing and speaking.
  3. Effective note-taking requires: Recognizing the main ideas Identifying what information is relevant to your task Having a system of note taking that works for you Reducing the information to note and diagram format Where possible, putting the information in your own words Recording the source of the information
  4. Reading and Note-taking Strategies 1, Be s elective and sys tematic •Think about your purpose for reading. Are you reading for a genera/ understanding of a topic or concept? Are you reading for some specific information that may relate to the topic of an assignment? •Before you start, skim the text. •Then highlight or mark the main points and any relevant information. •Read the highlighted sections of the text carefully and take separate notes as you read.
  5. Skimming Quickly identify main ideas of a text Skimming is 3 to 4 times faster regular reading used when there is a lot of material and a short amount of time Read headings, subheadings, titles, subtitles, and illustrations Skimming works well with dates, names and places THE NEWS SMILEY WIN
  6. Reading and Note-taking Strategies 2. Identify the purpose and function of a text •Read the title and the abstract or preface (if there is one) •Read the introduction or first paragraph 'Skim the text to read topic headings and notice how the text is organized •Read graphic material and predict its purpose in the text Will this text give me the information I require and where might it be located in the text?
  7. Scanning used to search for key terms When you know what you are looking for you can through texts to find the information Good to use when determining whether a source will have the answers you are looking for
  8. Reading and Note-taking Strategies 3, Identify how information is organized Past ideas to present ideas The steps or stages of a process or event Most important point to least important point Well known ideas to least known ideas Simple ideas to complex ideas General ideas to specific ideas The largest parts to the smallest parts of something Problems and solutions Causes and results
  9. Reading and Note-taking Strategies 4. Include your thoughts •Record your thoughts in a separate column or margin and in a different colour •What ideas did you have when you read that information? eHow do you think you could use this information in your assignment?
  10. Symbols for notetaking equals/is equal toTlS the same as is not equal to/is not the same as is equivalent to therefore, thus, so because and, more, plus more than, greater than less than less, minus gives, causes, produces, leads t07 results in, is given by, is produced by, results from, comes from rises, increases by falls, decreases by proportional to not proportional to
  11. Abbreviations Common abbreviations Many are derived from Latin. •c.f. = compare 'i.e. = that is = for example = note well = number •no. - and so on
  12. Use Concept Maps And Diagrams Begin in the middle of the page and add ideas on branches that radiate from the central idea or from previous branches Arrows and words can be used to show links COIOUr and symbols can be used to illustrate ideas and trigger your own thoughts
  13. Every node on a mindmap could be its own mindmap Go Deeper Let your ideas explode Tidy up later Don't focus on perfection Nobody's Perfect So your Mindmaps shouldn't be either Your brain isn't confined to one page Break the 'on the page' mentality How to Create A Mindmap
  14. Tips for Researchers Surfing the Web In the face of the of information that began some flood decades ago with the advent of the Internet, and continues with transformations such as digital publishing, it is essential for professionals to be able to distinguish, process and interpret the information.
  15. Tips for Researchers Surfing the Web Be distrustful of bad spelling, elf you take time to post serious information, you will also take time to pay attention to its presentation. We cannot read everything. •The vast amount of information available on the Internet sometimes creates such an overflow that our perception capacity is reduced. Save it as your bookmark or favorite tab

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