• porksnort@slrpnk.net
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    16 hours ago

    No one that has looked at this in a serious way agrees with you.

    From the abstract:

    “These results suggest that the movements involved in handwriting allow a greater memorization of new words. The advantage of handwriting over typing might also be caused by a more positive mood during learning. Finally, our results show that handwriting with a digital pen and tablet can increase the ability to learn compared with keyboard typing once the individuals are accustomed to it.”

    Handwriting helps retention better than typing.

    • iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      I don’t buy it. I think the method they used worked, but I don’t think the blanket statement is fair. My handwriting sucks, and writing quickly for more than a few minutes hurts my hands.