Research evidence continues to steadily pile up in favor of handwriting over using keyboards in promoting memory. Read some of the latest studies at the links below.
Handwriting Has a Psychological Advantage Over Keyboards
Attention Students - Put Your Laptops Away
The Best Way To Boost Your Memory Is Already In Your Hand
Hopefully, this line of research will eventually turn the tide back toward teaching cursive handwriting consistently in the K-12 schools here in the United States. While we certainly don't need to return to the days of endless kill-and-drill penmanship practice in elementary school (been there, done that!), helping students develop a decently legible and efficient level of handwriting will only serve to benefit them in multiple ways as they continue their education and on into their working and daily lives as adults.
