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Note taking is the systematic act of writing down information from lectures, readings, or discussions, while note making involves analyzing and summarizing that information for better understanding. Both practices enhance learning, improve focus, and aid in memorization, but note making is a more active and intellectual process. The document outlines the definitions, advantages, and stages of both note taking and note making, highlighting their similarities.

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Notes Making Taking

Note taking is the systematic act of writing down information from lectures, readings, or discussions, while note making involves analyzing and summarizing that information for better understanding. Both practices enhance learning, improve focus, and aid in memorization, but note making is a more active and intellectual process. The document outlines the definitions, advantages, and stages of both note taking and note making, highlighting their similarities.

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 Meaning of note taking?

 Note taking is the act of writing down pieces of information in a systematic


way. It is the first stage of producing an effective note and is the process
which involves writing or recording what you hear, see or read during
Lectures, Tutorials, Webinar and Seminar in a descriptive way.
 Note taking may also be referred to as the practice of recording
information captured from another source. By taking notes, the writer
records the essence of the Information, freeing their mind from having to
recall everyt

 Note taking involves:


 Notes being copied from the original source and rewritten in a similar
format.

 Writing down most of what you hear or read without actually processing
the information.

 Note taken while trying to cover most or all information without


highlighting the main points or issues.
o From the above definition, it is conclusive to state that Note taking is
what we do when we attend Lectures, watch videos or read a book.
Say for example, copying what your lecturer is saying or teacher
teaching in a Lecture hall or Classroom is known as Note Taking.
Advantages of Note Taking

o Some of the advantages of Note Taking include:

 It promotes active learning

 It is necessary for easy memorization of facts


 It improves focus and attention to details

 It boosts comprehension and retention of what you have just listened to

 It improves organizational skills with the way one prioritize their content of
what they hear, and organize it effectively in their book.

 It is an essential listening skill as it only takes paying attention and listening


to details to be able to take notes.

o Meaning of Note Making


o Note Making is the practice of keeping record from different sources.
It essentially goes beyond writing down what you hear or see.

o Note making is a more intellectual activity than Note taking as it


involves selecting, analyzing, and summarizing what you hear and
read. Note Making is therefore an active approach to studies as it
forces you to think as you have to make decisions about what you
write.

o In some other words, Note Making means taking separate notes from
your Lectures, videos, books and creating one document that
combines the information you have obtained into a briefing that you
will probably use for revision or future reference.

o Ultimately, Note making can be defined as a way of recording


important details from a source. That source could be books, articles,
meetings, or any oral discussion
o There are three stages of Note making:

 Before stage: This is where you prepare by finding out what you need to
know and what is the purpose of Reading or Lecture.
 During: This is the stage where you note down the main ideas and key
words

 After: Here, you reflect, review and organize your notes.

o Flowing from the above Note making happens when you:

 Synthesize your reading from a number of sources on the same topic

 Summarize for yourself the connections in any reading or from any lecture

 Add your own critical comments to what you read or hear.

o Advantages of Note Making

o Note making is essential in Academic writing and preparation for


Exams

o It helps in recording and recollecting past events said or heard

o Note making provides a permanent record of things and helps one in


understanding materials, topics, and concepts easily.

o Note Making helps one to put Notes in their own words

o Note Making makes it easier to distinguish between key points and


details
o Note Making helps a person to pay attention to what they are
reading, as you cannot make note without paying attention to what
you are reading.

o Having considered these two concepts of Note Taking and Note


Making, we can all agree that they are similar to each other. Let’s
therefore consider these Similarities which exist between them.

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