The process involves so much physical manipulation of the computer that it interferes with our ability to focus on and appreciate what we're reading
multimedia features, such as links to videos and animations, leave little room for imagination, limiting our ability to form our own mental pictures to illustrate what we're reading.
The visual happenings on the screen… and your physical interaction with the device is distracting," Mangen says. "All of these things are taxing on cognition and concentration in a way that a book is not."
implications of digital technology should be considered when deciding whether to incorporate computer teaching tools into classroom instruction.
many older people may absorb more or learn faster by flipping through pages, because their brains have been trained to read hard copy, whereas younger readers may learn faster digitally, because they're accustomed to working online
Anne Mangen heittää teorian, että tietokoneen käsittely tuottaa kognitiivista kuormaa ja siten voi haitata oppimista. Uutisessa on lainattu myös muiden tutkijoiden eriäviä mielipiteitä. Joka tapauksessa kannattaa miettiä, missä tilanteissa tietokoneen käyttö on perusteltua ja milloin pitäisi voida keskittyä materiaalin sisäistämiseen ilman häiriötekijöitä.