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I have heard several times some fountain pen enthusiasts reference a study that showed that taking notes with a pen and paper encouraged more active engagement, and better retention of material being presented in a class or a conference, than people using a laptop, tablet, etc. (ie, typing).

Does anyone know the exact reference for this study? Most of the time I only hear vague references like "a study found..." or "a study conducted at XYZ University", and I would like to find the actual study and read it for myself.

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[–] uc@mastodon.scot 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks! I glanced over this article - looks very detailed, and quite interesting.

[–] uc@mastodon.scot 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@Unattributed

Quite a few first source references at the end too.

[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, I noticed that with all the papers here -- there is quite the rabbit hole to explore.

[–] JauneBaguette@framapiaf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Unattributed@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is an excellent list of articles. Thank you very much!

It indeed appears the rabbit hole is deep on this topic...