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EXEMPLAR: CORNELL NOTES FOR
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Exemplar: Cornell Notes for English Literature
In the example the student is tasked with learning about the two main
characters in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’. The initial text given out by the
teacher contains 438 words. This student reduced the text to 112 words,
but more importantly they created highly memorable sketches to accompany
their text. They reduced the abbreviated notes further to 60 summary words
listed in the bottom section, generating eight review questions on the way.
The student then revised the content by exchanging pages with a classmate
and they asked each other alternate questions.
Subject Details
Questions for later
retrieval
STUDY SKILLS IN PRACTICE –
RETRIEVAL STRATEGIES
Study Skills in Practice – Retrieval Strategies
Stop for a second and consider the meaning of the word retrieve. Can you
define it or put it in a sentence? It probably isn’t a word you have thought
much about but yet the practice of retrieval is central to effective studying.
In everyday life, to retrieve is to fetch
and bring back, usually in the context
of some type of physical object. For
example, the way in which a dog
might fetch and bring back a ball or
a stick. In learning terms, to retrieve
means exactly the same, except that
the process occurs in your brain. In
other words, it is about first delving
into your memory, locating and then
fetching relevant information - from
all the stuff you have learned.
Summary
Description
Exemplar: Cornell Notes for
English Literature
In the context of school learning,
retrieval practice takes a number of
forms. It might involve explaining to
a friend or family member what you
are learning, writing it down on a
blank sheet (without the aid of notes)
or even quizzing/testing yourself.
In fact, every time you do a test at
school you are engaging in a form of
retrieval practice.
Abbreviated paraphrased
notes and sketches
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Description
Study Skills in Practice –
Retrieval Strategies
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Copyright © 2021 Inspire Education
The information is in our memory somewhere, because we have learned it
in class. The process of finding and bringing it to the forefront of our minds
can be difficult, but there is strong evidence from the science of learning
that the act of bringing information to mind (retrieval practice) is extremely
beneficial as a study strategy. Why? Because it helps with long-term retention
of information, it enables students to identify gaps in knowledge quickly and it
produces better organisation of knowledge. Believe it or not, retrieval practice
through quizzing has also been shown to reduce test anxiety – great news if
you get anxious about exams.
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