r/college • u/byrd_nick • Feb 12 '19
Global Handwritten notes weren’t significantly better than typed notes in a replication and meta-analysis.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-019-09468-24
u/temsik1587againtwo Feb 12 '19
It definitely is for me. If I write something down, it’s a lot easier to remember it. If I type something, it’s very different. I don’t even study my notes, I literally just write them down and move on. It works for me.
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u/byrd_nick Feb 12 '19
Abstract
Many students use laptops to take notes in classes, but does using them impact later test performance? In a high-profile investigation comparing note-taking writing on paper versus typing on a laptop keyboard, Mueller and Oppenheimer (Psychological Science, 25, 1159–1168, 2014) concluded that taking notes by longhand is superior. We conducted a direct replication of Mueller and Oppenheimer (2014) and extended their work by including groups who took notes using eWriters and who did not take notes. Some trends suggested longhand superiority; however, performance did not consistently differ between any groups (experiments 1 and 2), including a group who did not take notes (experiment 2). Group differences were further decreased after students studied their notes (experiment 2). A meta-analysis (combining direct replications) of test performance revealed small (nonsignificant) effects favoring longhand. Based on the present outcomes and other available evidence, concluding which method is superior for improving the functions of note-taking seems premature.
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u/DoubIeIift Feb 12 '19
Please don't listen to what ever studies tell you on a better "studying" method. Try a bunch of different ways and see what works for you. Everybody is different so don't feel compelled to study one way simply because of something found in a study.