Discussion Questions: Note-Taking
- Describe your style of taking notes. Describe your method of reviewing material and locating an idea in your notes. Is it effective? How can you improve your note-taking skills?
- Describe a time when you had difficult or challenging material to understand. What did you do to make it easier to understand? Were you successful? Explain.
- Describe your favorite place to study new material. How does the environment help you focus and understand the material?
- Take notes of the news or other fact-based programming through television, newspaper and radio. What format do you prefer to take notes from? Why?