Evidence Shows Students Still Learn More Effectively From Print Textbooks Than Screens

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Evidence Shows Students Still Learn More Effectively From Print Textbooks Than Screens

Print's not dead.
PATRICIA A. ALEXANDER AND LAUREN M. SINGER TRAKHMAN, THE CONVERSATION
8 APR 2018

Today's students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers.

Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge the growing influence of technology and have responded in kind. We've seen more investment in classroom technologies, with students now equipped with school-issued iPads and access to e-textbooks.

https://www.sciencealert.com/do-students-learn-better-from-screens-or-print-textbooks-science-education

[Sanguine]

I find this to be true for me.  I wonder if children will adapt or we will continue to use real books.

[dfwgator]

I find this to be true for me.  I wonder if children will adapt or we will continue to use real books.

Also, real books can't be altered to fit the whims of the current rulers.

[Smokin Joe]

Our local High School has gone to electronic texts, but has placed the onus for purchasing the device on the parents. Now that they aren't spending all that money on print texts, why did they want another $87 million in bond issues? The school is brand new. (That measure was DEFEATED at the polls, but I expect it will keep coming up until they can slip it through).