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Differences between Note making and Note taking: It is essential to know the difference between note making and note taking. You ‘take’ notes from verbal communication and ‘make’ notes from written communication. In other words, note taking takes place at the same time with listening. For example, when listening to a teacher, lecturer or a speech, you can take notes so that you can follow or record on paper the information you are receiving. On the other hand, when reading a handout, article or a book, you can write down some points so that you can use them later. This is making notes.

Why do you make notes? Is there really any need for someone to spend time recording material that is available in printed form?
These are some of the questions that one would ask on being introduced to the skill of note making. Following are some of the reasons for note making:

1. To be able to remember and make sense of material. Notes are an aid to memory. If you are to write a research report or a long essay you will probably read around the topic over some days, even weeks. You will therefore need to have some kind of system that will enable you to sort and recall the information that you will use when it comes to planning and writing the paper.

2. To have authentic material that you will use them when writing assignments/essays, research and even when revising for examinations. This is the material on which your mind will work in relation to the question you are answering or your essay topic.

3. In the note-making process you are compelled to:
- summarise ideas
- select points relevant to your purpose
- understand and interpret the original source
- keep on clarifying and adjusting your perception of your essay topic, in the light of your increasing understanding of the materials and arguments presented by other writers.

How do you make good notes? By making sure that your notes have the following characteristics.They should be brief, accurate, detailed, coherent and cohesive and be written in your own words as far as possible: Let's review these in more detail. Put the cursor on each heading for a full explanation. Close the browser window to go to the next heading.

Brevity Accuracy


Cohesion coherencce

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