Note taking- PERMA

Question 1

Hermann Ebbinghaus

Answer 1

First man to conduct studies on memory

Question 2

The rate at which a person forgets something depends on?

Answer 2

a. difficulty of the learned material (its meaningfulness and importance)
b.how the material is presented( pictures, notes, diagrams e.t.c)
c.psychological factors such as stress and sleep

Question 3

Forgetting curve

Answer 3

A graph created by Ebbinghaus, to demonstrate how fast we forget information overtime

Question 4

What is the importance of taking notes in class?

Answer 4

a. The prof. is likely to mention the most important information verbally, and will less likely be in the course content/slides
b. In a span of an hour, one is likely to forget 44% of the material learnt in class
c. helps one regain focus after being distracted ot feeling sleepy

Question 5

What is more effective and efficient when it comes to taking notes?

Answer 5

pen and paper beats taking notes with laptops (despite the fact that they took fewer notes)

Question 6

What are the three most common methods of taking notes?

Answer 6

a. Cornell notes
b. making diagrams
c. comparison chats

Question 7

Walter Pauk

Answer 7

A prof. at Cornell University that came up with a system of taking, organizing and revising notes (cornell note-taking)

Question 8

How much important information do students typically miss during a lecture?

Answer 8

almost half (around 40%)

Question 9

The common place book

Answer 9

Also known as “common placer”- is a period in time whereby people would record notes, quotes, and names that were of interest to them.

Question 10

What was the importance of the common place book?

Answer 10

they were a personal and physical way of memorizing what was read

Question 11

How many sections does a Cornell note have?

Answer 11

a. the right-hand column- should be wide (information, sketches, diagrams e.t.c)
b. the left-hand column- should be narrow (key-terms)
c. the bottom summary section

Question 12

Deep learning

Answer 12

Produces long-lasting results in terms of retention

Question 13

What are the three key-ingredients for deep learning?

Answer 13

a. summarizing and rephrasing in your own words
b. identifying key-terms and noting them
c. Making connections with the information you are reading

Question 14

Importance of Cornell notes?

Answer 14

a. helps one take and review information effectively
b. Enables one to only focus on what is important
c. emphasises on paraphrasing words
d. writing instead of typing has been found to be more effective

Question 15

Diagrams and concept maps

Answer 15

improves retention and learnt material

Question 16

Illustrative diagrams

Answer 16

purpose is to illustrate/ show information

Question 17

explanatory diagrams

Answer 17

explain how things are connected

Question 18

concept maps

Answer 18

work visually by organizing and putting together pieces of information that has already been learnt

Question 19

Hedonic theory of well-being

Answer 19

subjective well-being theory

Question 20

Integrated theory of well-being

Answer 20

PERMA theory

Question 21

Eudaimonia theory of well-being

Answer 21

Six-factor model of psychological well-being

Question 22

Circadian rhythm

Answer 22

The 24hr clock system in our body

Question 23

Superchiasmic nucleus

Answer 23

controls circadian rhythm

Question 24

How long should one take before revisiting what they have learnt in class?

Answer 24

24hrs

Question 25

What are the three effective ways of note-taking?

Answer 25

List, record and review