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When writing by hand, students were asked to write with the pen without lifting it from the screen, while typing was limited to their right index finger, which makes typing more difficult than how ...

Fingers hover over the keyboard and then begin typing—slowly at first ... John Frank Evans’s work in Expressive Writing: Words That Heal, I asked students to write four expressive writing ...

Three weeks ago, New Jersey high school English teacher Katie Thomas banned her students from typing their essays on their computers or completing their writing assignments at home. The turning ...

BUFFALO — In an era when many students will be taking standardized tests on computers, K-12 teachers must balance the benefits of handwriting assignments with the ever-growing need for typing.

If writing and typing were to step in a boxing ring ... Or so says three fourth-grade students learning to type in Selea Shores' English Language Arts class at Southport Elementary School in ...

When students were typing, the brain was not nearly so active ... The scientists documented the differences between the two modes of writing. Neither mode approximated real life conditions.

Imagine you’re a student in high school or college. Class is about to start. You are faced with a notable dilemma: Should you whip out a notebook or a laptop to take notes? The answer is not so simple ...