During my physics undergraduate, it was for two primary reasons 1) Writing is more efficient when taking notes in real-time for maths notation 2) Better rente

During my physics undergraduate, it was for two primary reasons 1) Writing is more efficient when taking notes in real-time for maths notation 2) Better rentention of knowledge from the act of writing vs typing Now as I teach, more students use tablets to take notes. But they're still writing, not typing