Note Taking Self-Assessment

Listening and Note Taking Self-Assessment

Often

Sometimes

Seldom

1. I read my assignments before I go to a lecture.

2. I find lectures interesting and challenging.

3. My lecture notes are well organized.

4. I recognize main ideas in lectures.

5. I recognize supporting details of main ideas.

6. I recognize patterns in lectures, i.e. cause-effect, concept-example.

7. My lecture notes are complete.

8. I recognize relationships between lectures and readings.

9. I integrate my lecture notes with my reading notes.

10. I summarize my notes, both lecture and reading, in my own words.

11. I review my notes immediately after class.

12. I conduct weekly reviews of my notes.

13. I edit my notes within 24 hours after class.

How did you do? Taking this self-assessment should help you identify the note taking skills on which you need to work. Good note taking skills include doing all of the things listed above for every class.