The Importance of making notes

United States, 1951

Film
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Discusses the important skills of note-taking, showing how to take good notes in oral instruction periods and during reading. Explains how to determine the key ideas for notes; describes the kinds of information which should be taken down verbatim, and points out when notes should not be taken at all.

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Credits

production company

Coronet Instructional Films

Duration

00:10:17:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321586

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Study, Method of

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human information processing

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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