Module 6 - Taking Lecture Notes

Do you ever face like this? 

Can you actually wrote down all the notes written on the board?

Well, that’s a long story ago in primary and high school. I bet now, you do like this;



But at the end, do you even write back the notes? Yes? No?  (Hahahahaha!! XD)

By the way, let’s put this aside. 19th of July, Sir Muhammad Kamil Ariff bin Khalid teach us syllabus 6, Taking Lecture Notes.
PART 1

First question, why do we(students) take notes? Why we must? Actually, by taking notes, you actually becoming an active listener. Other than that, you can gain/share/understand the accurate record of information. Beside from that, we can interpret, condense and organise the information.

“Okay then, how to take notes?”

“For real? Just simply read the info on board and write it back on the paper.”

Yes, we just simply write back the information. But, there’s actually some ways to write notes. See! Even writing notes have its own ways. I don’t want to describe in 1 paragraph. I will convert it into point form, so it would be easier to understand.

1. Prepare before taking notes – the best way is to read before class start
  *you will get the idea
  *you can organize the notes easier
  *get familiar with the keyword
2. Ready to take notes
3. Sit in front
  *hear clearer, focus better
4. Review the notes before class start
  *just simply read, no need to have a deep understanding
5. Get involved with motivated friends
  *they are the one who can influence you.

Next!! Try to become an active listener. Below are the ways to get start.

1. Read before lecture
2. Review the last set notes
3. You need to decide on what to listen and what to not
4. Get FOCUS – both physically and mentally
5. Listen with open mind – if you listen because of force, not a single word will be stick into your head
PART 2

While I was learning, I figure out there is an effective way on notes taking system. Thanks to Sir Kamil, he shares with us the effective way. Now, I am going to show to you.
                       

Notes – Your notes during the lecturer

Cues – any question, main point, clue that you get

Summary – summarize the main point

It is not compulsory for you to use the step or no. It’s your choice anyway.

Moving on!!
Have you ever wonder, “Hmm.. what should I include in my notes?”. This is a nice question. You don’t have to write down ALL the word written on the board nor all the lecturer words. You need to figure out which part to write and which part you don’t need to. For example :

Heading – notes on your main points

Details – fact and explanation
             – definition
             – example
             – anything needed for your better understanding

Discussion  – format
                     – jot down various points

Mathematics & Science – requires strategies
                                           – print notes, before or after class
                                           – use lecture notes to build background knowledge
                                           – use online notes to edit your notes
“Now I’m done taking notes. What else?”

You should review your notes. By reviewing, you can check and revise what you need. By reviewing also, you can increase your understanding better.

1. Recite from the heading 
  >after reciting, cover the information under each heading
  >check the notes
  >this method help us learn in integrated way

2. Recite from recall
  >use the recall* information (*Syllabus 5)
  >this method help to learn in isolated way
  >learn specific answer to specific question

3. Talk about the information with the others
>talk about it – with your friends, family, lecturer, etc.
  >put the information in your own words and explaining without changing the actual meaning
  >get together with friend


That’s all for today’s lesson. I hope that you gain the information that you need in this blog. Now, let’s end our lesson with tasbih kirafah and surah al-Asr.