TAKING LECTURE NOTES (MODULE 5)

 UED 102 STUDY SKILLS

Hi, welcome to my blog :) My name is Nik Nur Fatihah Binti Mohd Lazin and I am 18 years old. I am from Terengganu and now currently studying at UiTM Jengka, Pahang as a Pre-Diploma Agrotechnology (AT0011C) student.

So, I am doing this portfolio mainly to introduce the students to UED 102, known as soft skills. UED 102 provides each student with learning skills essential for varsity life.

TAKING LECTURE NOTES 🗒

WHAT IS TAKING NOTES?

Writing down words and recalling what you learn

WHY TAKE LECTURE NOTES?

HOW TO TAKE LECTURE NOTES?

(Prepare before taking lecture notes)

• Have some ideas about what the lecture is about

• Build up some background on the topic

• Be familiar with key terms and names related to the topic

• Identify the main ideas of the lecture and organize your notes easier

(Become an active listener)

• Read the text assignment before the lecture

• Review your last set of notes before the lectures begin

• Sits in the lecturer's line of vision

• Decide what you want to listen

• Ask and answer questions

EFFECTIVE NOTES TAKING SYSTEM

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR NOTES?

(Headings)

Always note all

headings – the main

point – that are made

during a lecture

(Details)

Focus on:

 ✔ Any fact or

explanations 

✔ Definitions, word

(Discussion classes)

Some lecturers

prefer the discussion

format when

teaching

(Math and science classes)

Listen carefully to

main points and

the important

details and put

them in your notes

(PowerPoint Presentations)

Use headings and

subheadings in

PowerPoint

presentations to

organize notes

(Online Lecture Notes)

Some lecturers

choose to post

their lecture

notes on the

course

websites

Why is it important to review notes?

• Improving your ability to remember

• recall the topics you have studied

• retain the information increases

QUESTIONS

To produce effective lecture notes, we need good listening skills. Discuss FOUR (4) strategies to improve listening skills.

1.  Ask and answer questions
2.  Decide what you want to listen
3.  Read the text assignment before the lecture
4.  Sit in the lecturer's line of vision

THANK YOU!!