MD Typing vs handwriting , which is better (for a kinesthetic learner)

[alaaz]

I am a kinesthetic learner and i was wondering for us kinesthetic learners isn't typing notes onca laptop over and over is better than re-writing them as they require more physical actions (switching from a key to a key, spacing between notes etc...) ?

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[Save a life]

Honestly, I don’t know if it really matters whether it is handwritten vs typed but I will warn you that you probably won’t have time to rewrite notes. Some people write study outlines and things like that but for me typing or writing things is really slow. If you do decide you want to write something, I’d recommend only high-yield study outlines.

I started off M1 last year thinking I’d have time to read textbooks, rewatch lectures, and rewrite notes but quickly found out that flipping through slides and practice questions worked way better. When you have 20 lectures a week with other mandatory small groups and such, you really don’t have time to study inefficiently.

 

[alaaz]

Honestly, I don’t know if it really matters whether it is handwritten vs typed but I will warn you that you probably won’t have time to rewrite notes. Some people write study outlines and things like that but for me typing or writing things is really slow. If you do decide you want to write something, I’d recommend only high-yield study outlines.

I started off M1 last year thinking I’d have time to read textbooks, rewatch lectures, and rewrite notes but quickly found out that flipping through slides and practice questions worked way better. When you have 20 lectures a week with other mandatory small groups and such, you really don’t have time to study inefficiently.

For me,as a kinesthetic learner, there is no way around getting physical while studying , i can't retain a thing only by reading

 

[Ho0v-man]

There’s s guy toward the top of the class at my school who types everything. I can’t type fast enough and have better retention from writing. I wrote out notes/handouts for two months but it was too much. Ended up with so much pain in my arm I couldn’t sleep. Had to just read instead.

 

[alaaz]

There’s s guy toward the top of the class at my school who types everything. I can’t type fast enough and have better retention from writing. I wrote out notes/handouts for two months but it was too much. Ended up with so much pain in my arm I couldn’t sleep. Had to just read instead.

Thanks for the info, writing is quite good for mr but i thing typing would be better, i wish i could use my laptop now (broken )

 

[kraskadva]

Typing doesn't really help kinesthetic learners in my experience (as a former teacher, and from the literature), because it's repetitive motions that aren't different between different ideas. Writing is better, because forming the letters takes different motions and brain activation for different words, which helps with retention.
The folks I know in my class who are KLs though tend to do much more in the vein of whiteboard diagramming (bullet lists and sketches) rather than rewriting notes. For them its the combo of standing and writing that helps.

 

[lanakane9876]

I'm wrapping up preclinical and just realized how kinesthetic of a learner I am. I switched to handwriting and it has made an incredible difference for me with memory retention. You will end up with a ton of paper though, so having a system of organization is important. Additionally, you'll need to have a system to ensure that you are reviewing material and keeping it fresh. The latter depends on how frequently you're tested, though.

 

[Crayola227]

I'm visual and also just learn best by handwriting. Sucks for my hands and the slaughter of trees but it is what it is. I had more benefit from paper and pencil than white boards, but white boards worked too, just not as well. I think possibly because with handwritten it is more physical in terms of how hard you have to push to write and shuffle papers.