This is part of a note taking thread on chem ed list. Relevant? Terry ------ Forwarded Message From: Ellen Loehman <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: CHEMED-L <[log in to unmask]> 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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman [log in to unmask] ------ End of Forwarded Message