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What is the best way to take notes from a textbook?

I am asking because I have always found it really difficult and I tend to write a little too much and it ends up taking like 2 hours to take note on one chapter I need to find a more efficient method to take notes in the future. #college_and_career_ready

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Michael’s Answer

Hi Asia,


Different things always work for different people. But, the best advice I can give is what worked for me. What I would first do is not stress about taking notes on the first pass. Read the whole page, internalize it and then decide what the important points were. Skim back through the page and write down key terms and definitions (as these are the most likely things to be asked for on a test.) This way you are not worried about writing potentially every little thing down that you see.


Hope this helps!


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Michael’s Answer

I would suggest checking out StudySoup (https://studysoup.com/)- it is a platform for students like yourself to share materials from your classes.

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Paula’s Answer

I suggest to not take notes while you are reading but rather pause after every page or longer paragraph to think about the key take-aways and write them down. Also really try to not copy anything - making bullet points with very simplified sentences really helps to see if you actually understood the sentence.
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Frank’s Answer

I agree with Michael's answer. In my case, I learned to write key statements down early-on. Not because I'd necessarily refer to them later, although that sometimes happens with task-lists to jog my memory, too. Mostly, because the simple act of writing statements down by hand instantly reinforces them in your cognitive centers. As Michael said, there are different approaches - but to this day, I use a standard lab notebook and write a great deal down about what I hear and take-away from meetings. Handwriting remains a useful tool for me!
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