The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard

Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23316636
AutoresPam Mueller (Princeton University, autor correspondente), Pam A Mueller (Princeton University), Daniel M Oppenheimer (0000-0002-2363-4220, University of California, Los Angeles)
Ano2014
Volume25
Fascículo6
Páginas1159-1168
Data de publicação2014-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPsychological Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0956-7976 • E-ISSN: 1467-9280
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0956797614524581
PMID24760141
OpenAlexW2095632701
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas122
Referências citadas35

Taking notes on laptops rather than in longhand is increasingly common. Many researchers have suggested that laptop note taking is less effective than longhand note taking for learning. Prior studies have primarily focused on students’ capacity for multitasking and distraction when using laptops. The present research suggests that even when laptops are used solely to take notes, they may still be impairing learning because their use results in shallower processing. In three studies, we found that students who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand. We show that whereas taking more notes can be beneficial, laptop note takers’ tendency to transcribe lectures verbatim rather than processing information and reframing it in their own words is detrimental to learning.

Cognitive psychology · Cognitive reframing · Distraction · Human multitasking · Laptop · Mathematics education · Note-taking · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Mobile Learning in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes