Note Taking & Students-Pen vs. Keyboard

David A. Perna, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Lecturer in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

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Here is the 2014 New York Times article that many educators have asked me to forward to them. It focuses on the differences in note taking with a pen vs. keyboarding on a computer.  It talks about:

• How handwritten notes increase retention of academic material
• The proliferation of high-quality college notes on Note-Taking Apps
• How college students  are selling notes for cash
• Academic studies on notetaking such as Dr. Mueller’s work out of Princeton University  

​Please feel free to look at Dr. Mueller and Oppenheimer's academic article:
 
Mueller, P., & Oppenheimer D. M. (2014). The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking. Psychological Science, Vol. 25(6) 1159–1168

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Here is the link to the original New York Times article that was written by reporter Laura Papano:
 
Take Notes From the Pros (2014, October 31) The New York Times, Retrieved From http://nytimes.com

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