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Effective Note-Taking Strategies for Research

This guide contains information on how to effectively take notes for future reference.

References

The following sources were used to help create this guide:

Academic & Career Development Center. (n.d.). Note-taking. University of Nebraska Omaha. https://www.unomaha.edu/student-life/achievement/academic-and-career-development-center/docs/note-taking-brochure.pdf

Chapter 11: Note-taking strategies | EDUC 1300: Effective learning strategies. (n.d.). Lumen Learning. Retrieved March 2, 2021, from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-learningframeworks/chapter/chapter-11-note-taking-strategies/

Learning Strategies Center Cornell. (2019, December 10). How to use Cornell Notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX-xshA_0m8

North Ridgeville City Schools. (n.d.). Note taking: The Cornell method. https://www.nrcs.net/Downloads/Cornell-Note.pdf

Robert Gerver. (2018). Write On! Math: Note taking strategies that increase understanding and achievement 3rd edition: Vol. 3rd edition. Information Age Publishing. https://login.tu.opal-libraries.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=1733312&site=eds-live&scope=site

Robinson Cheska. (2018). Note-taking strategies in the science classroom. Science Scope, 41(6), 22–25.

SNHU. (2019, July 25). How to take notes – note-taking tips for college. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rNzHn9S5tk

Thomas Frank. (2017, August 8). Taking notes: Crash course study skills #1. CrashCourse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7CwqNHn_Ns