This article was updated on October 10, 2023, with additional contributions by Mars Girolimon. How you take notes can affect how much information you’re able to recall. You could make reviewing course ...

The research The research was conducted with college students. Some were allowed to take notes during a lecture on a laptop and others had to go old school and write with a pen.

"Take notes by hand for better long-term comprehension." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 April 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 04 / 140424102837.htm>.

It's conventional knowledge that writing notes by hand is better for learning than typing, but now there's science to back it up. Psychological researchers have found that students who hand-write ...