2. Complete all assignments before coming to class.

3. Accept the instructor, despite his or her limitations.

4. Preform a preclass warm-up - take a few minutes to review 

the reading assignment and notes from the previous class session.

5. Choose a seat in the classroom that will promote good note taking.

• Review assignments using active reading.
  
• List and look up unfamiliar terms and concepts.
  
• List questions to ask or points where clarification is needed.
  
• Note difficult portions of the text.
  
• Put notes in the appropriate notebook or section.
  
• Arrange them according to type of notes.
  
• Begin each set on a new dated and numbered page.
  
• Abbreviate.
  
• Put notes into my own words.
  
• Keep the notes brief.
  
• Use the coding scheme I developed.
  
• Locate missing information.
  
• Check my texts and references to clarify a lecture.
  
• Number items or distinguish between major/minor points.
  
• Look/listen for word clues and other ways important concepts are highlighted.
  
• Review lecture notes within twenty-four hours.
  
• Check for errors and omissions