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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 8217275" data-attributes="member: 6779310">The act of writing itself aids memory, even if the written form is illegible, lost, or destroyed. Typing isn't as well studied (or at least, wasn't when I did the lit review for sped methods class in about 2008), and showed a slightly lower retention benefit, but given the changes in tech-savviness between the study and now, that cannot be squarely attributed to the different medium without a more recent revisit; the study was done using electronic typewriters, not computers proper. (It also was an area of particular interest to me — an educator with severe dysgraphia.)Note that note taking while reading&nbsp; a module does seem to improve improve retention and at the table understanding. I've noticed this not just for myself, but other GMs at AL play and conventions; those I've seen with notes generally hve&nbsp; better grasp of the module and often seem to be better at the system. Including the one chap who doesn't use his notes at the table, but has them in his briefcase at the con. Not to mention, having hit point tracks and stats to hand&nbsp; is particularly useful with convoluted thick modules like the big-book AL Season anchor modules or even the mid-length L5R modules.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 8217275, member: 6779310"] The act of writing itself aids memory, even if the written form is illegible, lost, or destroyed. Typing isn't as well studied (or at least, wasn't when I did the lit review for sped methods class in about 2008), and showed a slightly lower retention benefit, but given the changes in tech-savviness between the study and now, that cannot be squarely attributed to the different medium without a more recent revisit; the study was done using electronic typewriters, not computers proper. (It also was an area of particular interest to me — an educator with severe dysgraphia.) Note that note taking while reading a module does seem to improve improve retention and at the table understanding. I've noticed this not just for myself, but other GMs at AL play and conventions; those I've seen with notes generally hve better grasp of the module and often seem to be better at the system. Including the one chap who doesn't use his notes at the table, but has them in his briefcase at the con. Not to mention, having hit point tracks and stats to hand is particularly useful with convoluted thick modules like the big-book AL Season anchor modules or even the mid-length L5R modules. [/QUOTE]

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