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From your second link: > It tested students by asking them to take notes from a lecture, using either a laptop or a pen and paper, and then tested their recall
by DocTomoe 5y ago
From your second link:
> It tested students by asking them to take notes from a lecture, using either a laptop or a pen and paper, and then tested their recall on both facts and deeper conceptual questions.
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> Essentially, the study found that students taking long-form notes on pen and paper tended to process the information on a deeper level.
And that's what we (should) send kids to school for.
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoAnd that's what we (should) send kids to school for. Is that what we expect out of 6-year-olds, though? Probably not. We expect elementary kids to play and learn basic concepts of things and about the world around them. There is a clear limit to how "deep" a 7-year-old is going to be simply because of maturity and lack of knowledge. We expect more in later schooling years - and that is what your quote refers to. Older children, listening to a lecture. It doesn't mention specifically that this was cursive, either: They were comparing it to typing. And we don't want to force it, either: Later in that same article, it mentions, "typing may help significantly increase exam grades, according to the British Dyslexia Association. And those with physical impairments have long used technology to record their thoughts." Pretty much, writing is a tool that might help you learn assuming you have a neurotypical brain, and even then there are likely other tools you can employ instead.