While the notes you take during a lecture are important, they are only the beginning of an effective learning experience. The real work of learning is yet to come. The remaining two sections of your Cornell notes will transform your notes into a set of customized review sheets to help you understand and remember what you learn. Without the cues and summary, your notes are little more than a brief record of what you heard.
This customization begins with the cues column on the left side of your page. The cues section of Cornell notes is where you will write possible test questions—those questions that prompt recall of vocabulary words, formulas, and other concepts covered in the lecture. A cue acts like a prompt; it reminds that causes you to think or act.
You will continue to customize your notes when you complete the summary, which is simply a brief description of the main points of the lecture. The summary is last step in your note taking process and is where you record the main theme, reasoning, or connections you find in the lesson. If you write several pages of notes during a single lecture, you will usually create a single summary only on the last page. However, if there are multiple big ideas in a lecture, you may write a summary on more than one page. The summary supports the brain preference to remember meaning or gist before details by requiring you to recognize and explain the big idea or ideas in lecture.
What is the narrow column on left side of your notes page called?
- the summary column
- the cues column
- introductory column
- the review column
The narrow column on the left side of your notes page is the cues column.
The narrow column on the left side of your notes page is the cues column.
The narrow column on the left side of your notes page is the cues column.
The narrow column on the left side of your notes page is the cues column.
Possible exam questions and questions that prompt recall of important terms, dates, and formulas go in section of your notes?
- the cues column
- the main notes section
- the summary
- the header
In the cues column, you should include possible exam questions and questions that prompt recall of important terms, dates, and formulas.
In the cues column, you should include possible exam questions and questions that prompt recall of important terms, dates, and formulas.
In the cues column, you should include possible exam questions and questions that prompt recall of important terms, dates, and formulas.
In the cues column, you should include possible exam questions and questions that prompt recall of important terms, dates, and formulas.
What is the primary way you will use the cues column of your notes pages for review?
- cover it with another piece of paper
- turn the notes over so that you cannot see what they say
- have a friend quiz you
- fold back the cues column for self-quizzing
The cues column will most often be used as a review tool by folding back the cues column and using it as a for self-quizzing.
The cues column will most often be used as a review tool by folding back the cues column and using it as a for self-quizzing.
The cues column will most often be used as a review tool by folding back the cues column and using it as a for self-quizzing.
The cues column will most often be used as a review tool by folding back the cues column and using it as a for self-quizzing.
What is the last step in completing your Cornell notes?
- writing the cues
- filling in details
- writing the summary
- writing the date of the lecture
The last step in completing Cornell notes is writing the summary.
The last step in completing Cornell notes is writing the summary.
The last step in completing Cornell notes is writing the summary.
The last step in completing Cornell notes is writing the summary.
What do you know about the brain that supports the importance of the summary?
- understanding requires thinking
- you are better at remember things you have summarized
- your brain remembers things you have reflected on
- your brain remembers gist over details
The summary section of the notes supports the understanding that your brain remembers gist over details.
The summary section of the notes supports the understanding that your brain remembers gist over details.
The summary section of the notes supports the understanding that your brain remembers gist over details.
The summary section of the notes supports the understanding that your brain remembers gist over details.
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