tailieunhanh - Effective Listening and Notetaking

American educators advocate an ideal of close, friendly relationships between teachers and students. But this ideal is not necessarily shared by the majority of your counterparts. Many of these teachers put the highest priority on respect. This is not to say that they discount friendship with their students, but it has to be a friendship built on a respect which acknowledges the teacher's authority. Does this mean keeping a distance from your students? Not necessarily. What it does mean is knowing the range of behavior that is acceptable and appropriate for your position as a teacher in daily contact. | Effective Listening and Notetaking Effective and Listening and Notetaking Listening is a skill that should be taught since eighty percent of what you know is learned by listening. This packet contains specific recommendations to help you listen to a lecture more efficiently. Efficient notetaking is necessary for students to have a record of lectures for future study and review. This packet gives a variety of techniques to improve notetaking skills including mapping. This information has been adapted from a variety of Study Skills textbooks. The last page of this packet is a bibliography of these textbooks. Listening Tips You must learn to listen effectively because eighty percent of what you know is acquired through listening. Listening is a skill that requires the constant application of certain principles until they become habitual. Here are some suggestions 1. Be prepared to listen by keeping up to date with your textbook reading. Read the chapter before the lecture 2. Determine the main idea and all important details that were given in connection with it. 3. Learn to recognize that the speaker is making an important point by a. pausing b. giving examples c. repeating what has been said d. repeating the textbook e. increasing volume or changing pitch of voice f. taking more time on one area g. adding class activities or worksheets h. using body language facial expression gestures posture pace i. writing on the chalkboard j. using direct statements this is very important or signal words examples significant most Listening and Notetaking 1. Ten Ways to Improve Listening 1. Find area of interest - maintain eye contact even if the subject appears boring. There will be some information that will be useful. 2. Judge the content not delivery. Find out what the speaker knows not how he presents it. 3. Withhold evaluation until comprehension is complete - don t become preoccupied with rebuttal before idea is completely presented. Don t listen defensively. 4. Listen for .