The events of the past few years have led many of us to rethink things we used to take for granted. Educators are no exception. Teachers have learned that they’re nimbler and more adaptable than they’d believed. They’ve realized that digitally-enabled instruction is crucial for today’s learners. They’ve had to adopt new tools and technologies, both in the classroom and beyond. And they’ve realized that there’s lasting value in the time-honored process of reading from the printed page.
Though many students think digital media work well for initial research purposes, studies have found that learners perform better in terms of both comprehension and retention when material is presented in print – particularly if the passage is more than a page long.1 Many struggle to focus when they’re working with digital tools that require frequent scrolling, which can lead to skimming and fragmented learning.2 This is true even for digital natives and students in hybrid and remote educational settings, as well as homeschooled students.
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