• The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard

  tags: instructional strategies note-taking

  • Taking notes on laptops rather than in longhand is increasingly common. Many researchers have suggested that laptop note taking  is less effective than longhand note taking for learning.
  • The present research suggests that even when laptops are used solely to take notes, they  may still be impairing learning because their use results in shallower processing. In three studies, we found that students  who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand.

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