About this episode

This episode discusses the study by Luo et al. (2018) on the effects of laptop versus longhand note taking on lecture notes and academic achievement.

Um diese Studie geht es: Luo, L., Kiewra, K. A., Flanigan, A. E., & Peteranetz, M. S. (2018). Laptop versus longhand note taking: Effects on lecture notes and achievement. Instructional Science , 46, 947–971. Erwähnt: Mueller, P. A., & Oppenheimer, D. M. (2014). The pen is mightier than the keyboard: Advantages of longhand over laptop note taking. Psychological science , 25 (6), 1159-1168. Weitere Forschung: Allen, M., LeFebvre, L., LeFebvre, L., & Bourhis, J. (2020). Is the pencil mightier than the keyboard? A meta-analysis comparing the method of notetaking outcomes. Southern Communication Journal , 85 (3), 143-154. Horbury, S. R., & Edmonds, C. J. (2021). Taking class notes by hand compared to typing: Effects on children’s recall and understanding. Journal of research in childhood education , 35 (1), 55-67.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Benedikt Wisniewski

Topics covered

• note taking
• laptop vs longhand
• lecture notes
• academic achievement
• cognitive science

Keywords

• note taking
• laptop
• longhand
• academic achievement
• lecture notes
• cognitive science
• study

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