Summary Of Attention Students: Put Your Laptops Away

Growing up in an age of technology may not benefit students when it comes to taking notes by computer. A debate on whether to go back to taking notes by hand or on the computer has been brought to npr’s attention. James Doubek, author of Attention Students: Put Your Laptops Away, states “a study has shown that the fact that you have to be slower when you take notes by hand is what makes it more useful in the long run.” Writing notes helps you focus on the main points rather than typing as much as you can and not focusing on the most important information. A study at UCLA was done in June of 2014 finding that “those who wrote out their notes by hand had a stronger conceptual understanding.” (May) Though arguments can be made either way, I feel