The Regis Study Skills Guide by Chris Reisig

Author:Chris Reisig [Reisig, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Education
ISBN: 9781932716375
Publisher: International Debate Education Association
Published: 2008-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

I. American League

A. Eastern Division

1. New York Yankees

a. pitchers

6. There is no need to perfect an elaborate system of shorthand in order to take good notes. Instead, you might simply glance over the following list of ideas and adopt those that suit your particular needs:

a. Omit “a” and “the.”

b. Omit unimportant verbs.

is

be

went

c. Use symbols for common connecting words.

& = and

w/ = with

w/o = without

== results in, leads to

vs.= against

∴ = therefore

d. Use mathematical symbols where they are appropriate.

≠ = does not equal

a > b = a is greater than b

a < b = a is less than b

f = frequency

e. Omit periods in standard abbreviations.

eg = for example (from the Latin exempli gratia)

ie = that is (from the Latin id est)

dept = department

CIA = Central Intelligence Agency

f. Use only the first syllable of a word.

col = colony

dem = democracy

rep = representative

g. Use all of the first syllable and only the first letter or two of the second.

comp = comprehensive

ind = individual

subj = subject

h. Eliminating final letters, use just enough of the beginning of a word to recognize it easily.

ach = achievement

info = information

intro = introduction

transp = transportation

i. Omit vowels from the middle of words, keeping only enough consonants to recognize the word immediately.

bkgd = background

maj = majority

pkgd = packaged

spt = sport

j. Use an apostrophe where appropriate.

am’t = amount

gov’t = government

k. Form the plural of an abbreviated word by adding “s.”

chaps = chapters

rivs = rivers

l. Use only a “g” to stand for “ing” endings.

decrg = decreasing

exprtg = exporting

wlkg = walking

m. After you have fully written out a name or title a first time, use only its initials when you refer to it again. (Write out “National Labor Relations Board” the first time you refer to it, but “NLRB” in all subsequent references.)

7. It is wasteful to completely rewrite your notes. Make them usable as you are writing them down by leaving generous amounts of space in the margins and at the bottoms of pages. One convenient method for increasing the usefulness of your notes is to leave about 2% or 3 inches of space in the left-hand margin. When the lecture or discussion is over, you can then go back to provide marginal summaries of the information that clarify and organize ideas.

8. Whether you are taking notes by hand or making use of a laptop, always use the left-hand margin as a review or recall column. Place headings or concise summaries in this space when you review your notes after class. When you are finished making this marginal outline of the lecture or discussion, cover the main column and, using your jottings in the review or recall column, state the facts and ideas mentioned in the class as you remember them. Make questions out of your marginal headings in the same way that you were urged to do with headings in textbooks. Next, uncover the main column to determine the accuracy of your oral recitation of the material covered in class. This procedure, intended to activate you in the process of learning, is a key to fastening information into your long-term memory.

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