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Sunday, October 18, 2015
Paper or Tablet? Reading Recall and Comprehension -Anne Niccoli, EDUCAUSE Review
What effect do digital devices have on our digital brains? To uncover the influence on learning of using digital tablets for reading, the Coast Guard Leadership Development Center conducted an experiment to ascertain differences in recall and comprehension between tablet and paper readers. As of 2014, 63 percent of colleges reported using e-textbooks, while 27 percent planned to in the near future.1 But what drives these digital book policies and practices in higher education — technology or research?
http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/9/paper-or-tablet-reading-recall-and-comprehension