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Chapter 5. Listen and Take Effective Notes

Misty Porter
14 December 2020
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When meeting with his study group, Robert tries to listen but he gets so excited about the topic he ends up talking too much. He senses his study group is becoming impatient with this. Which strategy will help him correct his behavior?
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He should apply the Adult Learning Cycle to Becoming an Attentive Listener.
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When meeting with his study group, Robert tries to listen but he gets so excited about the topic he ends up talking too much. He senses his study group is becoming impatient with this. Which strategy will help him correct his behavior?
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He should apply the Adult Learning Cycle to Becoming an Attentive Listener.
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Jason finds it hard to respect an instructor whose appearance lacks professional polish. He takes notes but tends to sit in the back of the room and does not ask questions. He has been known to whisper comments to peers poking fun at certain instructors, especially when he does not agree with their viewpoint. In one such class, Jason got a D on his first test. A lot of the material covered was not in the text. What should be his best course of action to improve his performance?
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Jason should postpone judgment of his instructors.
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Marion decided to keep a week's worth of data on how much she speaks versus how much she listens. Her purpose was most likely to:
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assess her attentive listening skills.
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Kelly decided to keep a week's worth of data on how much she speaks versus how much she listens. Her purpose was most likely to:
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assess her attentive listening skills.
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In the Cornell System of Note Taking, one should divide their paper into three sections labeled:
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Cues, Notes, Summary
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When Bill looks back at his notes to review, he has trouble seeing sequential order and how topics are connected. What is probably his main obstacle in the note taking process?
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He has not yet determined an optimal note-taking combination.
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A mind map is a note taking system that involves:
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recording the main idea and connected subtopics.
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A left-brain dominant person will most likely prefer to use a mind map note taking system.
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False
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Georgia is frustrated because her Marketing instructor's PowerPoint slides and discussion rarely cover the text chapters assigned, which are difficult for her to understand. She should:
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ask her instructor if her questions will be addressed in or out of class.
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Caleb needs to memorize and know when to use 20 formulas in his Finance class this semester. He is a right-brain dominant thinker and kinesthetic learner. A useful note-taking strategy will be:
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using note cards.
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Ryanne is left-brain dominant thinker and a visual learner. A mind map will likely be an effective note taking system for her in capturing lecture material.
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False
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Victor has a test next week. He wants to be sure he understands the material and that he has not missed key points. He should:
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compare notes with study group members to be sure he has all the key points.
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Thad is creating a flow chart of the operating system he is reviewing in his notes. This is an example of:
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using visual cues.
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According to Ebbinghaus's Forgetting Curve one is likely to retain only 63% of the material learned after 9 hours and after a month that figure drops to 21%.
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False
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Andrew fears he will forget most of what he just learned in class lectures and in his text reading before he is actually tested on the material. He will have a better chance of retaining the material if he:
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keeps his schedule clear right after the class and takes time to review his notes.
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Sasha needs to memorize and know when to use formulas in a math course. He is a right-brain dominant thinker and kinesthetic learner. A useful note-taking strategy will be:
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using note cards.
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