How to Prepare Smart Notes: The 4 Fours to Prepare Smart Notes (Part-1)
Smart Overview
Dear students/anyone reading this material, I am going to show how to prepare smart notes! There are many types of notes or techniques of note preparation; the next common 4 types of notes are among them. I have briefly summarized with examples; read each of them carefully and use them! Finally, smart summary is given. As a result, the material has next 5 sections:
- Note summary
- Mind mapping
- Prose summary note
- Smart tables
- Smart Summary
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1. Note Summary
1.1. Brief Description
- Characteristics: personal short note
- Note summary is personal short note which is commonly used by many students.
- Key points are organized and presented by taking key words/phrases and listing them vertically.
- Others may or may not understand except the writer.
- It is shorter than prose summary.
- Formation:
- Listing vertically: note summary is formed by taking key words/phrases from each key point and listing them vertically.
- Abbreviations: the writer could use common abbreviations/ symbols or he/she could use his/her own abbreviations/symbols.
- Bulletin: You could use 'bulletin' (listing key points vertically according to their levels)!
- Time: You could make and use note summary while studying, after studying and before studying!
- Look the application section.
- Uses:
- Any subject...: Note summary can be used for any subject, any content, any student...
- Condense long note: It could be used to condense/summarize long notes/pages of notes into very short note. For example, summarizing 10 pages note into a half or one page note.
- Anywhere/time: You can use your note summary anywhere and any time. For example, you can take it in pocket and study it even while going to school/home...
- Deep understanding: Note summary could be one of the best ways to get deep understanding of subject matter contents.
1.2. Application of Note Summary
1.3. Additional Explanations: Afan Oromo and Amharic Versions
A. Afan Oromo Version: 'Note summary'
Kabajamtoota barattoota, 'note summary'n nootii gabaabdu, yeroo qo'annaa, qabxiilee ijoo ta'an xalayaarratti barreessanii (gabaajeen, mallattoon, jechaan, gaaleen...) qabachuuti!
- Gadii tarreessuun ('bulletin): qabxiilee ijoo ta'an gadii tarreessuun barreessuu.
- 'Note summary'n nootii dhunfaan qopheeffannu waan taateef, 'note' abbaa qopheesse qofaaf dubbiifamtu ta'uu ni dandeessi!
- 'Note summary'n tooftaalee qabiiyyee barnootaa tokko gadii fageenyaan hubachuuf gargaaran keessaa isa tokko.
- Kabajamoo barattoota, haala kanaan yoo qu'attan, mata duree qu'attan san akka oduu duriitti qabattanii, akka oduu duriittii afaaniin himuu dandeessan; yoomiyuu hin irraanfattan!
- Fakkeenya 'application' jalatti dhihaate ilaali (armaan olitti dhihaateera).
B. Amharic Version: 'Note summary'
'Note summary' ተማሪዎች ሲያጠኑ ቁልፍ ነጥቦችን በቃል ወይም በ'phrase' ወረቀት ላይ እየፃፉ የሚያጠኑበት አጭር የግል ኖት (personal short note) ነው!
- የተለያዩ ጭረቶችን (bulletin) ተጠቅሞ፣ ዋና ነጥቦችን ና ንዕሱ ነጥቦችን በተለያዩ ደረጃዎች 'vertically' ማስቀመጥ ነው።
- ውድ ተማሪዎች ይሄን 'Note summary' ተጠቅማች ስታጠኑም (while studying)፣ ካጠናችሁ በኋል ና ሌላ ርዕስ ከመጀመራችሁ በፊት 'reflection' አድርጉ! እያንዳንዷን ነጥብ አብራሯት (self-explanations) ወይም 'revise/summarize' አድርጓቸው!
- ውድ ተማሪዎች በዚህመልኩ (ከላይ በተጠቀሰው መንገድ) ብታጠኑ፣ ያጠናችሁትን ነገር 'digest' አድርጋችሁ፣ እንደ ተረት ተረት በቃላችሁ ይዛችሁ፣ ማውራት ትችላላችሁ! መቼም አትረሷቸውም!
- See the application section/ sample note.
2. Mind Mapping
2.1. Brief Description of Mind Mapping (as Note Making Techniques/Types)
- Characteristic: hierarchical and visual note
- Mind mapping is type of note/note making techniques in which key points are organized and presented visually in hierarchical forms/diagrammatically.
- Mind mapping presents one main idea as the central point of the diagram.
- Formation:
- Branching out: Mind mapping is formed by taking key words/phrases from each key point and branching out/factorizing them hierarchically.
- Abbreviations: the writer could use common abbreviations/ symbols or he/she could use his/her own abbreviations/symbols.
- Types of Mind mapping: There are many types of mind mappings; the followings are some of them.
- Vertically branching out: look picture-1.
- Horizontally branching out: look picture-2.
- Spirally branching out...look picture-3
- Uses:
- Any subject...: Mind mapping can be used for any subject, any student...
- Hierarchical contents: Mind mapping is best for subject or content that has hierarchical (different levels) topic and sub-topics.
- Create mental pictures: It is very powerful type of note making that can create concrete pictures in readers' mind.
2.2. Application of the Techniques
3. Prose Summary
3.1. Brief Description of Prose Summary
- Characteristic: Complete sentence or paragraph
- Prose summary is type of note in which key ideas/points are organized and presented in complete sentence or paragraph.
- Longer than note summary: it presents detail points in complete sentence or paragraph.
- Good example for this is class note which is given by teachers.
- Formation:
- Paragraph form: key ideas/points could be organized and presented in paragraph form with topic sentence and supportive sentences/details.
- Complete sentence: Key ideas/points could be organized and presented by listing them vertically using complete sentence/clauses or even phrases...
- Uses:
- Any subject...: Prose summary can be used for any subject, any content, any student...
- Classroom and books: It is best for classroom notes and also notes from different books.
3.2. Application of Prose Summary
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4. Smart Tables (as Note Making Strategy)
4.1. Brief Description of Smart Tables
- Table as note making strategy is old method of note making but still it is very powerful if carefully prepared.
- Table, as type of note /note making techniques, we can summarize list of key points in different columns and rows.
4.2. Application of Smart Tables
Pictures time expression after, before...
5. Smart Summary
