Don’t wait until the night before the test to figure out what you have in your notes.

Get actively involved with your notes.

1. Read over your notes

·         Gives you the opportunity to clarify anything that might be confusing

·         Helps you learn the information

·         Helps you become comfortable with the subject

·         Make it part of your student habits

·         Send 1 to 2 hours per week

·         Do this on Friday or the weekend (read over your notes for the week)

2. Ask yourself questions

·         Don’t be passive

·         Think about the information

·         Become as involved in your notes as you can

·         Consider these questions as you read….

·         What does this mean?

·         Does it make sense?

·         How do I know this?

·         How will I remember this?

·         How are these terms and topics related to one another?

·         Make up your own questions.

3. Take notes on your notes

·         As you ask yourself questions jot down the answers.

·         If something is confusing, make a note of it.

·         Make note of connections between topics.

·         Make note of what’s important and what doesn’t matter much.

4. Go to your textbook

·         If you found something confusing go to your textbook and read about it.

·         Look for connections between your notes and the information in your textbook...

       How do you notes compare to the information in your textbook?

·         Your textbook may have other examples

·         Your textbook has definitions of terms that may not be in your notes.

·         If something confuses you…….educate yourself.

5. Fill in additional information

·         As you consult your textbook add the additional information to your notes.

·         If you find an explanation or definition that helps, write it in your notes.

6. Rewrite your notes if.....

·         If your notes have become messy and disorganized with questions & additional information

·         If you developed a better understanding of how topics & terms fit together.

·         If you discovered connections.

Source:
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The Everything Study Book by Steven Frank