1. Note Taking
1.1. It is helpful to record information that you make think is important
1.2. Descriptive details you may want to record about sources
1.2.1. Setting type of data
1.2.2. Sample size use of theory
1.2.3. Sample profit equipment
2. Improving your reading skills
2.1. Have a clear reading goals ,choose the right texts, Use the right reading style ,Use note taking techniques
2.2. Choosing a text
2.2.1. Check the date of publication, Read the publisher’s blurb at the back or inside sleeve for an overview of the content.
3. Increasing your Reading speed
3.1. Average speed is about 240-300 words per minute
3.2. It is easy for the eyes to catch 4 or 5words in a single fixation
3.3. Don’t worry how quickly you are reading, always practice,Have a clear focus for you reading , Set your reading goals.
4. Important precursor to critical thinking.
5. Critical thinking does not have to be all negative
5.1. Main aim is to assess strength of the evidence
5.2. Evidence
5.2.1. There are different kinds of evidence
5.2.2. May include items such as quotes from interviews , extract of texts, and diagrams
5.2.3. Linking evidence to arguement
5.2.3.1. Evidence cannot contribute to academic debate.
5.2.3.2. Arguement means the carefully constructed rationale for the inquiry
5.2.3.3. Why the authors considered that what they did was worth ;
5.2.3.4. Why it was worth doing
5.2.3.5. Why the data collected , or the material selected , were the most appropriate
6. Note Making
6.1. When you attend lectures or seminars and when you read to support your writing of essays,reports,dissertations,and theses
6.2. Big difference between note-making in lectures and note-making from reading is the lack of control that the student has over the process,because lectures happen in real time.
6.2.1. When note-making in lectures:
6.2.1.1. You can’t pause the lecturer;rewind;then replay;to go over something You can’t also slow the lecturer down
6.2.1.2. You may not be able to identify until later which elements of the lecture were the most important to make notes about
6.2.2. But while note -making from reading
6.2.2.1. You can stop and read something again if you need to
6.3. Avoiding Plagiarism
6.3.1. Is using the words or ideas of someone else as if they were your own universities consider it as a great offense
6.4. Final comments
6.4.1. Note making presents challenges it is better to be prepared, and to have strategies in place
6.4.2. For the best results you need to design your own method of taking more control over your note-making
6.5. Thought Mapping
6.5.1. Gives you a step by step introduction to a note making technique
6.5.2. Non-linear technique is most commonly presented to us in a linear format, i.e sentences
6.5.2.1. Can provide a powerful tool which uses word ,image,number,logic,color and spatial awareness
6.5.3. Making a thought map
6.5.3.1. Use a blank paper turned sideways start in the center with an image or word that represents the topic of thought
6.5.3.2. Choose the keywords or images that will rep your main themes
6.5.3.3. Best keywords are the ones that use your own personal associations to link the keyword to the point it represents
6.5.3.4. Branch off from the main themes with points represented by keywords or images.Make each line the same length as the word or image
6.5.3.5. Add more levels of thought as necessary . Words and images are larger in the centre and smaller further out.
6.5.3.6. Keep your thought map clear and add levels of order by enclosing grouped branches,using number and showing links with arrows.
6.5.3.7. Using a thought map
6.5.3.7.1. Label points in your linear notes with a keyword for each point.
6.5.3.7.2. Try out structures for your essays
6.5.3.7.3. Thought maps make effective to do lists
6.5.3.7.4. Uses color or highlight or numbers to order important tasks;
6.5.3.7.5. Before beginning a task use a thought map to make an action plan of what needs to be done.