Exploring the impact of note taking methods on cognitive function among university students
Although using styluses offers a hybrid experience by combining the tactile benefits of handwriting with the digital advantages of electronic devices, students who employed longhand note-taking demonstrated significantly higher cognitive scores across several domains compared to their peers using stylus-based digital methods. However, while these differences were statistically significant, the effect size was small. Longitudinal cohort studies are needed to further examine the predictive, mediating, and confounding factors related to note-taking methods and cognitive abilities in students.
Authors
- Fatma A. Hegazy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-083X)
- Ayat Nashwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7691-9871)
- Ashokan Arumugam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-3812)
- Nabil Saad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0012-2868)
- Mee-Young Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4984-2535)
- Amal Ahbouch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6278-8185)
- Heba Hijazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5117-0152)
- Reime Jamal Shalash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6306-2773)
- S. Ramakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-1570)
- Alham Al‐Sharman
- Wegdan Bani Issa
- Taif A. M. Omran
- Rofaida Mohamed Elsayed
- Ilhan Abdi Warfa
- Wala Siddig Elsayed Ali Adawi
- Amna Obaid Aljaberi
- Alia Abdulla Alabdooli
Institutions
- Yong In University (KR)
- Cairo University (EG)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- University of Sharjah (AE)
- Yarmouk University (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07593-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12