This is part of a note taking thread on chem ed list. Relevant?
Terry

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From: Ellen Loehman <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:03:50 -0700
To: CHEMED-L <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: note-taking

on 1/26/09 9:33 AM Brenda Gelinas wrote:

> What does education research say about note taking?  Have there been good
> studies done?  Is the fill in the blank method with powerpoints notes as
> effective as let's say the Cornell note taking method?

Marzano, Pickering & Pollock,
Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing
Student Achievement
ASCD

Admittedly for the K-12 classroom, but you college folks might find some
gems in the lower echelons of education. The strategies are ranked in order
of effect size and validity of metadata.

#1. Identifying similarities and differences
    Percentile gains 31%-46%
#2. Summarizing and note taking
    Percentile gains 23%-47%
    There is a long chapter on types of note-taking
#3. Reinforcing effort and providing recognition
    Percentile gains 22%-48%
#4. Homework and practice
    Percentile gains 1%-24%
#5. Nonlinguistic representations
    Percentile gains  19%-40%
#7  Cooperative learning
    Percentile gains 0%-28%
#8  Setting objectives and providing feedback
    Percentile gains 18%-41%
#9  Generating and testing hypotheses
    Percentile gains 2%-28%
#10 Cues, questions and advanced organizers
    Percentile gains 10%-39%

The first two strategies are especially recommended.


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