Q&A for How to Take Cornell Notes

Ideally, yes, because it will be helpful to not have to go through everything at the last minute before your exam; you'll have the summaries instead.

You could turn the page and write on the back, or you could start another page with the same titles and "continued" or number the pages and staple them together!

It depends on whether each page is a separate topic, and if it they are, then do a summary for each page. Otherwise, summarize at the beginning or end of the chapters.

No, you are better off starting a new note. However, it is acceptable to do so in a pinch.

The same way. In the left hand column, you could write down problems for you to solve using the methods that you covered in that course.

You could possibly number the questions (or write them out) at the back of the page and answer them there.

Write down questions about the main topic.

Include diagrams or drawings to further increase your understanding of the topic.

Cornell Notes are better, especially when you want to learn easier and about a particular topic.

It doesn't matter. It just needs to be large enough to fit all three sections comfortably. If you write small or don't have much to write down, you might be fine with smaller paper; if you have a lot of information or you like space to draw, you need larger paper.

Indeed, the note-taking part on the Cornell Notes are in the format of outline notes, but outline notes do not have the questions and summary.

This is not advised, because if you ever quiz yourself, it will be hard to without looking at the answer.

Just study your notes that you should have been taking during classes. Review your notes and make them firm in your brain.

You could highlight the most important sections of your topic and organize them into a paragraph. If you wanted, you could also do bullet points for your notes.

Yes; you would be able to write down the notes about the formula to study in the main section, a summary in the bottom section, and a few example formulas in the left section.

As long as needed. Be sure to fit in every important detail in regard to your topic.

As many as you need. It really depends on the subject and how many concepts there are to know.

You can easily jot down the chart in the notes area. The chart should be summarized just like your notes. I recommend a Venn diagram to compare and contrast and a sequence of boxes for dates and events in order.

I recommend using Google Draw instead, but you could easily format a Google Doc page by using the measuring tool at the top of the page and the "Insert Tab" function to add lines. Follow the "Preparing Your Notepaper" section of this WikiHow for measurements.

You do not have to be "smart" to take Cornell notes, just follow the steps in the article, and do some more research if anything is unclear. But you're probably smarter than you think you are!

When you use this as a daily method in class, you will find that you can remember more.

Some educators require that you use Cornell notes, whilst others give out instructions on how to make one as an optional thing; just ask your instructor.

Possibly in the left-hand corner note words or phrases you do not understand, then define them. On the bottom, summarize the general type of words that you learned such as, "Today we learned past tense verbs." In the large area, jot what you'd use as normal notes.

Sure, if you want. It shouldn't affect your understanding of the information in any way.

Yes, they do. You can find them at Office Depot, Target, or even on Etsy if you prefer to shop online.

All courses dealing with information: science, math, history, geography.

Cornell notes will improve your ability to study and recollect information on a test. Having notes in an organized format will make it easier to document information while keeping it simple.

No, you just need to capture the main ideas of what they're saying. If you're not sure how to do this, ask your teacher for some advice on note-taking, or ask a classmate if you can take a look at their notes so you have an example to learn from.

No. That would go in the note section. You can use the main side like the "big picture" and just write your main ideas there.

Use color. If you made a poster, no one would notice just black and white. You need to get creative and add to the fun.