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Why we remember more by reading – especially print – than from audio or video

Why we remember more by reading – especially print – than from audio or video

During the pandemic, many college professors abandoned assignments from printed textbooks and turned instead to digital texts or multimedia coursework. As a professor of linguistics, I have been studying how electronic communication compares to traditional print when it comes to learning. Is comprehension the same whether a person reads a text onscreen or on paper? And are listening […] … learn more→