Finally, you will write a summary of the lecture at the bottom of your notes page. The summary section is more than a restatement of the facts and concepts in your notes. It is a description of the main theme, reasoning, or connections of the lesson. It offers an opportunity for you to reflect—to think and ponder—on what you have heard. As you reflect, you will begin to connect— mentally associate related facts and ideas—the concepts and details of the lesson to each other and to things you already know or understand.
Your summary should also be written within the first twenty-four hours after the lecture and preferably, immediately after you complete your cues. Remember that you are in a race against the power of the forgetting curve, and the longer you wait, the fewer details you will remember. You will not necessarily write a summary for every page of notes, but you will complete one for every main idea or theme. Look at terms, concepts, and facts to help you identify main ideas. For instance, a lecture on westward expansion might have the theme or main idea of man’s desire to move, explore, or conquer.
Because your brain remembers meaning before details, you will tend to retain details if you make sure you first know and understand the broader concepts. Writing a summary forces you to step back from the details and see or understand the big ideas that hold the details together. It creates a focal point for connecting definitions, concepts, formulas, theories, categories, people, and facts.
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
Finally, you will write a summary of the lecture at the bottom of your notes page.
Finally, you will write a summary of the lecture at the bottom of your notes page.
Finally, you will write a summary of the lecture at the bottom of your notes page.
Finally, you will write a summary of the lecture at the bottom of your notes page.
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 of your notes reflects the fact that your brain remembers gist over details.
The summary of your notes reflects the fact that your brain remembers gist over details.
The summary of your notes reflects the fact that your brain remembers gist over details.
The summary of your notes reflects the fact that your brain remembers gist over details.
What is the purpose of the notes summary?
- to write an abbreviated version of your notes that you can study quickly
- to clarify confusing points and make them relevant to the lesson
- to record the main idea and connect it to the content of the lesson
- to clarify the reasoning behind the main concepts in the lecture
The purpose of the notes summary is to record the main idea and connect it to the content of the lesson.
The purpose of the notes summary is to record the main idea and connect it to the content of the lesson.
The purpose of the notes summary is to record the main idea and connect it to the content of the lesson.
The purpose of the notes summary is to record the main idea and connect it to the content of the lesson.
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