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Cornell Notes
Why do we have to take notes?
Four Parts of Cornell Notes
1. Note Taking – Taking notes in class
2. Note Making – Making my notes usable
3. Note Interacting – Studying with my notes
4. Note Reflecting – How could my notes be better?
Note Taking
Write your heading and the Essential Question.
Use your preferred style and organization while taking notes.
Note Making
Underline key information in the notes.
Fill in gaps with a partner.
“10”
• Look over that page of notes and identify the most important pieces of information.(1-3 minutes)
• Highlight important word and ideas• Draw arrows, circles, boxes• Create helpful doodles…
At home that night…
Note Making
Divide your notes into “chunks.”
Write questions on the left so that it helps you recall the information on the right.
“24”
Note Interacting
Answer each question you’ve written to compose a summary.
Use the fold-over method to study your notes.
“7”or sooner
Using your notes to Study
Cover the notes on the
right
Rework/Answer
questions on the left
Note Reflecting
After your test or quiz,reflect on how your notes helped prepare you.
What worked?What needs improvement?
Cornell Notes
Essential Question:
Why do we have to take notes?
Hermann Ebbinghaus- 1886
Day One
All information is retained only in short-term memory.
50 – 80% of the information has been forgotten.
Day Two (within 24 hours)
Ebbinghaus discovered that the key to retaining new information is….
Repetition
Repetition
Repetition
What is the best way to move information into long-term memory?
10
24
7
- Paraphrase the information within 10 minutes.
- Revisit the information within 24 hours.
- Study for your test or quiz (typically 7 days later).
Dr. Walter Pauk
Created Cornell Notes in 1949
Why were students failing at Cornell University?
Students who took…
No notes
or
Notes with gaps or bad handwriting retained 59% of the information presented.
But students who took…
Good notes
Reviewed their notes
Had questions
And included a summery reflection
Filled in any gaps
RETAINED 90% OR MORE OF THE INFORMATION!