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The Listening and Note-Taking Strategy

Gwen C. Berry, Ph.D.

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Let’s Discuss

  • How many of you currently take notes or need to take notes in your classes? Which classes are those?
  • During a lecture, how do you decide what to write down?
  • How helpful are the notes you currently take when studying for a test?

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In this strategy, you’ll learn to…

  • Identify important information during a lecture,
  • Write quickly while listening to a lecture,
  • Sort main ideas and details as you write, and
  • Study the information so you can earn the best test grades possible.

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Quick Overview

  • Strategy contains 2 smaller strategies with mnemonics
  • NOTeS teaches you how to take better notes
  • GRADE teaches you how to study your notes

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Lesson 1: Guided Practice

  • Review Cue Cards #2-4

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  • Record the cues you hear from a brief lecture on “Humor”

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  • Additional practice with Weather and Dreams Lectures if necessary

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Extend the Learning

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Lesson 1: Metacognitive Moment

  • Metacognition means thinking about our learning/how we learn
  • The Listening and Note-Taking Strategy includes many opportunities for thinking about how you learn.
  • This is how good learners think as they listen to a lecture
    • “What is the focus of this lecture?”
    • “What cues is the teacher using?”

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NOTeS: Step 3�Lesson 2: Transform the Information

  • Review the N and O steps of NOTeS
  • Link the practice of “texting” to taking notes
  • Describe and model how to take notes quickly (using Cue Cards 5, 6, & 7)

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Lesson 2: Guided Practice

  • For each statement:
    • Record key words using abbreviations and symbols
    • Draw lines through mistakes
  • Circle acceptable responses and calculate a percentage correct
  • Instructional target: 80% of the students recording 80% of the key words

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Lesson 2: Metacognitive Moment

  • Good learners are continually asking themselves questions about their own learning:
    • “How can I shorten this information so I understand it later?”
  • Good learners regularly engage in positive self-talk:
    • “OK, I’ve missed something but I’ll just listen for the next cue and get back on track.”

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NOTeS: Step 4:�Lesson 3: Sort Main Ideas and Details

  • Review the N ,O, and T steps of NOTeS
  • Describe and model the “T” method for sorting main ideas and details (using Cue Cards 3 & 8)

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Modeling this Skill

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  • Follow along on pages 28-32 as you watch the T-method being described and modeled

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  • To find other examples of the Listening & Note-Taking Strategy type in youtube the keywords “Gwen Berry Listening and Note-Taking”

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Lesson 3: Let’s Practice

  • Listen to the Humor lecture again. This time combine ALL the the steps of the “NOTeS” Strategy while using the the “T” method
  • You will earn 1 point for each main idea recorded and 1 point for each detail recorded.
  • At the end of the lecture we’ll review your notes and calculate a percentage correct.
  • Instructional target: 80% of the class recording 80% of the main ideas and details.

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Lesson 3: Extend the Learning-Discuss with a Partner (pgs. 33-34)

  • What can you do when teachers get off topic and go down “rabbit trails?”

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  • What can you do when main ideas and details are not clearly stated?

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Lesson 4: The GRADE Strategy

  • Review the NOTeS Strategy
  • Discuss when and where to study
  • Describe and practice each step of the GRADE Strategy
    • You will practice GRADE using your “Humor” notes created in Lesson 3

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When and where do you study?

  • When do you normally study for a test?
  • How long do you remember the information after the test?
  • Where do you study?
    • Being able to concentrate is key
    • Consider resources that may be necessary for studying

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Let’s Practice

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  • You highlight using your “Humor” notes

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Let’s Practice

  • Work with a partner to create 3 questions from your Humor Notes
  • Use the notecards to create your questions
    • Question on front of card
    • Answer on back of card

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GRADE: Step 4�Draw a Diagram

  • GRADE introduces 3 different kinds of diagrams that can be used with most of the notes taken in school (Cue Card #15)
  • Drawing a diagram requires you to manipulate and interact with information thus making it more memorable.

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Let’s Practice

  • Use your ‘Humor” notes to create a diagram

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GRADE: Step 5�Encourage Yourself

  • Utilize this step when taking notes, while studying, before a test, and during a test
  • Good learners engage in positive self-talk
  • Let’s brainstorm positive statements we can say instead of the negative statements listed on Cue Card #21

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Positive Affirmations

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