Note Taking Skills - a way to achieve success in studies.

NOTE-TAKING SKILLS

·        THE ABILITY TO TAKE GOOD NOTE WILL SAVE THE TIME AND EFFORT.

MIND MAPPING

·        ENABLE ONE TO CAPTURE ALL THE INFORMATION IN A PIECE OF PAPER.

HOW TO DEVELOP A MIND MAP?

·        START BY DRAWING PICTURE OF YOUR MAIN IDEA IN THE CENTRE OF YOUR PAPER.

·        USE 3 OR MORE COLOURS FOR YOUR IMAGE

·        MAKE BRANCHES TO REPRESENT THE ESSENTIAL IDEAS OR TOPICS.

·        THICK NEAR THE BASE AND CURVED TO ATTRACT THE EYES, SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE CENTRE.

·        USE SIMPLE WORDS THROUGHOUT THE MIND MAP.

·        DRAW SMALLER BRANCHES USING COLOURS, SYMBOLS OR CODES.

·        RELATE THE IDEA OF MAIN TOPICS AND SUPPORTING IDEA.

·        USE PICTURE SO U CAN STIMULATE YOUR CREATIVITY AND IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

·        DEVELOP AS FAST AS U CAN FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

EXAMPLE OF MIND MAPS