On January 20th, two articles in the popular press reported new brain research that suggests certain benefits of note-taking by hand and taking tests.
- “Write it don’t type it if you want knowledge to stick: Children and students who write by hand learn better than those who type, a study shows” by Richard Alleyne, The Telegraph, 20-Jan-2011. (The print edition used a different title: “The pen is mightier than the keyboard as a teaching aid”.)
- “To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test: Test-taking actually helps people learn, and it works better than repeated studying, according to new research” by P. Belluck, New York Times, 20-Jan-2011.
Of interest?
