Good note-taking forms provide organization, elevate major points, demote minor points, and highlight relationships.
Different forms you can use to take notes include:
- Outline: highly organized
- Charting: helpful for memorizing
- Concept mapping: more visual and allows you to make connections
- Cornell method: organized and can be easy to use as a study guide
- Sentence: easy to learn
Outline form

Charting form

Concept mapping

Cornell method

Sentence form
Main point
- Sentence #1
- Sentence #2
- Sentence #3
Main point
- Sentence #1
- Sentence #2
- Sentence #3
Finally, you might want to consider whether you type or write your notes. Although typing notes can be faster, there can be advantages to writing notes.
What works for you? Next, a quick knowledge check.