Those who took notes by laptop were much faster —
typed lecture notes come out at a rate of about 33 words a minute, compared to 22 words a minute for handwritten notes — but the tendency to take verbatim notes meant they were not truly engaging with the content.
Not exact matches
How many students begin a
lecture by
typing notes into their laptop or tablet before boredom sets in and they spend at least half the
lecture squandering time on trivial websites?
SMS texts (i.e., texts using short message services on mobile devices), emails, and
lecture notes are three of the most frequently written genres (or
types) of writing.
I have been
typing up my
lecture notes, then converting them and putting them on the Kindle to use in class.
It appears that
typing fast — once hailed as a wonderful tool for gathering copious
notes — gets in the way of processing and retaining
lecture material.
Apps like SoundNote ($ 4.99) and Notability ($.99) for iPad allow you to record the audio of a
lecture or class while
typing or writing
notes; you can play back a portion of the
lecture if you need clarification on something you wrote.
Alas, as I
type this post, I realize I am tired and did not take
notes so am not doing an adequate summary of the
lecture.
Many students end up
typing their
notes in
lectures.