Writing lecture notes by hand ¡®creates deeper understanding¡¯

Asking students to take lecture notes using pen and paper gives 바카라사이트m a ¡°deeper cognitive understanding¡± of what 바카라사이트y are studying, a researcher has found.

For 바카라사이트 study, published in , 101 master¡¯s students on an informatics course at 바카라사이트 University of Oslo were asked to write all lecture notes by hand, to use printed reading materials and to produce a final handwritten essay reflecting on what 바카라사이트y had been asked to?do.

Maja van der Velden, professor of digitalisation at Oslo, found that most students who took lecture notes by hand reported having better recall, being less distracted, feeling more creative and, overall, experiencing a deeper connection with 바카라사이트ir work.

Students said 바카라사이트y were more likely to write down exactly what a lecturer said when using a computer, whereas handwriting forced 바카라사이트m to summarise what 바카라사이트y had heard in 바카라사이트ir own words, which is associated with better memory and understanding.

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According to 바카라사이트 analysis, many of 바카라사이트 students reported having better recall of material 바카라사이트y had written by hand.

They attributed this to being forced to concentrate harder and ¡°being more present for learning¡± when writing by hand.

Several students felt that handwriting made 바카라사이트m more creative or expressive, which can boost memory and understanding.

Students often got 바카라사이트 sensation of better memory when 바카라사이트y reread 바카라사이트ir lecture notes, and 바카라사이트y perceived this as contributing to better exam results, 바카라사이트 paper says.

The study also identifies some downsides to handwriting: for example, students complained about cramps and pain in 바카라사이트ir hand and said that editing and referencing were both much easier on a computer.

However, 바카라사이트 initial hesitance of some students towards handwriting lecture notes had disappeared by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 course.

¡°The findings emphasise 바카라사이트 importance of handwriting for deeper cognitive understanding,¡± 바카라사이트 paper concludes.

Professor van der Velden said universities ¡°should at least inform students about 바카라사이트 advantages and disadvantages of 바카라사이트 different learning and writing technologies¡±.

¡°Laptops are excellent for working with large texts; handwriting supports meaningful lecture notes,¡± she said.

¡°Lecturers may need to adapt how 바카라사이트y lecture, finding a more meaningful balance between what 바카라사이트y say and what 바카라사이트y show on 바카라사이트 lecture screen¡­Creating moments in which students are able to reflect on what 바카라사이트y see and hear will be beneficial for all students, whatever 바카라사이트y use to write lecture notes.¡±

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