Read the following case studies that accompany Essential Study Skills, 5e, Chapter 11. These case studies appear only online; they are not available in your textbook. Type your response to each case study. After you complete this exercise, you can either PRINT your responses or EMAIL them to your instructor.

Tyrone is a graphic artist. He was not surprised that inventories showed he was high in visual skills and a global learner. His Cornell notes are well-formatted; he is meticulous with details. However, he finds Cornell notes feel "stiff, uncreative, and boring." One of his friends has learned about the types of visual notetaking systems discussed in Chapter 11. Briefly summarize the options available for taking notes.



Each of the following students enjoys working with colors, pictures, and graphic formats. For each student situation, identify the most appropriate visual notetaking system to use for the type of information that is to be learned. Ron is taking a music history course. He is learning about the major influences and musicians in the stages of American jazz. Each era is marked by distinct characteristics and developments. Shirley wants to make visual notes on the leading factors of death for people over the age of forty. She needs to include statistical data in her visual notes for this health class. Alice wants to make visual notes for her American government class. She needs to clearly see the branches of government and the roles each plays in the "check and balance" system of democracy. Which type of visual notetaking would you recommend for each of the students and materials to be learned?



Suzanne made her first visual mapping and laughed. She said there was no way she could study from this mapping. The entire paper was filled with words, phrases, and sentences. Suzanne used her Cornell notes to guide her in making the visual mapping. Everything that was in the Cornell notes was placed on the mapping. It seemed very cluttered, crowded and confusing. She had difficulty seeing which items belonged to which topic. She had to write at angles to make all the information fit on the chart. What visual mapping skills does Suzanne need to learn to use more effectively?



Carmen has developed a hierarchy that shows Piaget's stages of child development. She has four levels of information in her hierarchy. Carmen has always shied away from activities that involve visual imagery or visualizations because she has never felt successful at "seeing things in her mind." She has tried to visually memorize her hierarchy, but she is only able to visualize the first category and the details related to that category. What is a better approach Carmen can use to learn to visualize and use her hierarchy effectively?