NOTE-TAKING AND PLAGIARISM Flashcards
a practice of writing down pieces of information in a systematic way.
Note-taking
has been shown to improve student learning (Rahmani and Sadeghi, 2011).
Note-taking
process of extracting only the information that answers your research question or supports your thesis.
Note-taking
What are the ways to take notes?
Quotation, summary, paraphrasing, evaluation
- repetition of one expression as part of another one.
- the exact reproduction of someone else’s language.
Quotation
(T OR F): Words that are an exact copy of the original should always be identified by quotation marks or in an indented paragraph.
T
(T OR F): Use of quotes should be kept to a maximum.
F
(T OR F): No more than 10% of your paper should be quoted text.
T
putting the main idea/s into your own words, including only the main point/s.
Summary
(T OR F): Summary is a brief account of the source’s main idea and supporting points.
T
What makes summary relevant?
- helping you remember and process what you’ve read
- helping you introduce the source to your audience in an intelligent and confident way.
What are the 3 steps in summarizing?
1 Read the passage carefully. Take note of the key words.
2 State the passage’s main idea in your own words.
3 Read the passage again for accuracy.
putting a passage from source material into your own words.
Paraphrasing
explains a statement by using your own words and sentence structure.
Paraphrasing
a part of note-taking that as you take note, you can evaluateeach material as you read.
Evaluation