Psychologists Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer compared students taking class notes by hand or on a laptop computer to test whether the medium mattered for student performance.

It is easy to assume students will be able to write easily and effectively using a keyboard. They are growing up surrounded by technology. But new research shows children write better by hand.

Writing notes by hand can help you remember more clearly, but in some cases typing is more valuable.

Science News: Researchers have developed a new innovative “air-writing” glove system that allows users to write texts and emails in the air with their hand.