Appendix A
Selecting a Note Taker
- Good note takers identify and record all the principal points made by the instructor.
They determine which points are secondary and which are incidental, and record the
secondary points.
- A note taker needs to be a person who does not miss class and who takes detailed notes
in legible handwriting.
- Good note takers need to be enthusiastic students, who are excited by learning and
who want others to experience the same excitement.
- Note takers need to understand how to organize on paper and be able to hear the lecture
or class presentation and synthesize the information in notes.
- Note takers should be self-confident and able to accept suggestions as well as self-starters
and independent learners.
- Notes should be written with consideration for the student with a disability who will
receive them.
- Note takers should be punctual, dependable, persistent, organized and good time managers.
- For personal safety reasons, students should restrict their out of class meetings
with note takers and anyone they do not know well to public locations such as the
library and cafeteria.
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