Why the Brain Prefers Paper

Jabr, Ferris

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1113-48

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“…Decreased concentration caused by eye fatigue can be a barrier to successful etext-based learning, as screens can strain the eyes and cause headaches (Jabr 2013). A recent study (Lin, Wang, and Kang 2015) found that both memory and ability performance improved after using paper and pencil, and that eye fatigue was greater when using a tablet.…”

Section: The Benefits Of Print-based Textsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Print versus digital texts: understanding the experimental research and challenging the dichotomies

Ross

Pechenkina²,

Aeschliman³

et al. 2017

Research in Learning Technology

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This article presents the results of a systematic critical review of interdisciplinary literature concerned with digital text (or e-text) uses in education and proposes recommendations for how e-texts can be implemented for impactful learning. A variety of e-texts can be found in the repertoire of educational resources accessible to students, and in the constantly changing terrain of educational technologies, they are rapidly evolving, presenting new opportunities and affordances for student learning. We highlight some of the ways in which academic studies have examined e-texts as part of teaching and learning practices, placing a particular emphasis on aspects of learning such as recall, comprehension, retention of information and feedback. We also review diverse practices associated with uses of e-text tools such as note-taking, annotation, bookmarking, hypertexts and highlighting. We argue that evidence-based studies into e-texts are overwhelmingly structured around reinforcing the existing dichotomy pitting print-based ('traditional') texts against e-texts. In this article, we query this approach and instead propose to focus on factors such as students' level of awareness of their options in accessing learning materials and whether they are instructed and trained in how to take full advantage of the capabilities of e-texts, both of which have been found to affect learning performance.

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Section: The Benefits Of Print-based Textsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Print versus digital texts: understanding the experimental research and challenging the dichotomies

Ross

Pechenkina²,

Aeschliman³

et al. 2017

Research in Learning Technology

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“…18 A recently published Scientific American article notes that there have been hundreds of studies on reading comprehension differences between print and online, but the results have been mixed as to whether there is a significant difference. 19 Purpose A 2009 comprehensive study by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the United Kingdom found that most e-books are consumed in small "chunks," indicating that users were extracting information, and not spending a great deal of time in any one book. 20 The study also found that only about 5% of users spent more than five minutes on a page, and 85% of users spent less than a minute.…”

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Are We There Yet? Moving to an E-Only Collection Development Policy for Books

Moore

2015

The Serials Librarian

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Kate Moore's presentation gave audience members an overview of the current e-book environment in academic libraries. Her presentation included a review of the literature on motivations for moving to an e-preferred collection development policy, information on user preferences and behavior with e-books, and technological barriers and other obstacles that still impede library uptake of e-books. She concluded with a list of items to consider when incorporating e-books into a collection development policy.

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“…For example, Mangen et al [13] concluded that the brain has to face additional difficulties which are not present when using a conventional book, such as learning to cope with a text with which we cannot physically interact. Moreover, other works [14,15,16] have shown that physical books provide a sense of control over the text and object manipulation (underlining, bending, etc.) that helps us better understand the text.…”

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Support System to Improve Reading Activity in Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor Patients

Bravo

Barrio

Sacristana

et al. 2017

Sensors

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The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve the quality of life of people with chronic and degenerative diseases is a topic receiving much attention nowadays. We can observe that new technologies have driven numerous scientific projects in e-Health, encompassing Smart and Mobile Health, in order to address all the matters related to data processing and health. Our work focuses on helping to improve the quality of life of people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Essential Tremor (ET) by means of a low-cost platform that enables them to read books in an easy manner. Our system is composed of two robotic arms and a graphical interface developed for Android platforms. After several tests, our proposal has achieved a 96.5% accuracy for A4 80 gr non-glossy paper. Moreover, our system has outperformed the state-of-the-art platforms considering different types of paper and inclined surfaces. The feedback from ET and PD patients was collected at “La Princesa” University Hospital in Madrid and was used to study the user experience. Several features such as ease of use, speed, correct behavior or confidence were measured via patient feedback, and a high level of satisfaction was awarded to most of them. According to the patients, our system is a promising tool for facilitating the activity of reading.

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Why the Brain Prefers Paper

Cited by 46 publications

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Print versus digital texts: understanding the experimental research and challenging the dichotomies

Print versus digital texts: understanding the experimental research and challenging the dichotomies

Are We There Yet? Moving to an E-Only Collection Development Policy for Books

Support System to Improve Reading Activity in Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor Patients

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