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em me Evaluate Your Class Notes “What does that say?” “What calculation was I doing there?” “Why do I have ten pages of notes for a 40-minute class?” For too many students, these are the questions that arise when they review their class notes. It is essential to develop your note-taking abilities so that your notes are clear and organized and so that they refl ect the most important material that was covered in class. To get a sense of your current note-taking abilities, take a set of notes from a recent class and evaluate it based on the following criteria. Not Even Pretty Very Statement Slightly Slightly Moderately Well Well 1. I can read my notes (i.e., they are legible). 2. Someone else can read my notes. 3. My notes are complete; I missed nothing important. 4. My notes represent the key points that were covered in class. 5. My notes refl ect what the instructor emphasizes. 6. The instructor’s key points are clear and understandable. 7. The notes contain only important points, with no extraneous material. 8. I understand not only the notes but the class content they refl ect. 9. Using only the notes, I will be able to reconstruct the essential content of the class in 3 months. • What do your answers tell you about the effectiveness of your note-taking skills? • What might you do differently the next time you take notes? 298 CHAPTER 4 Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables www.mhhe.com/messersmith


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