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Evaluate Every Source 132
■ Revisit Risk and Reward 134
■ Risk Action for College, Career, and Life Rewards 134
CHAPTER 6 Listening and Note Taking 138
Taking In and Recording Information
■ What Would You Risk? Norton Ewart 139
■ Status Check: How Developed Are Your Listening and
Note-Taking Skills? 140
How Can You Become a Better Listener? 140
Know the Stages of Listening 140
Become an Active Listener 141
Manage Listening Challenges 142
GET ANALYTICAL Discover Yourself as a Listener 145
How Can You Improve Your Note-Taking Skills? 145
Taking Notes in Class 145
■ Multiple Intelligence Strategies 147
Taking Notes from Books 148
GET SMART Acquiring Financial Information 149
■ Talk Risk and Reward 149
What Note-Taking Formats Can You Use? 150
Outlines 150
Cornell T-Note Format 151
Mind Map 152
Charting Method 153
Other Visual Strategies 154
Electronic Strategies 155
GET PRACTICAL Face a Note-Taking Challenge 156
How Can You Take Notes Faster? 156
STUDENT PROFILE 157
GET CREATIVE Craft Your Own Shorthand 158
■ Revisit Risk and Reward 159
■ Risk Action for College, Career, and Life Rewards 159
CHAPTER 7 Memory and Studying 162
Retaining What You Learn
■ What Would You Risk? Cindy Estrada 163
■ Status Check: How Developed Are Your Memory
and Studying Skills? 164
How Does Memory Work? 164
The Information Processing Model of Memory 164
Why You Forget 166
GET ANALYTICAL Link Memory and Analytical Thinking 167167
How Can You Remember What You Study? 167
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