We've seen more investment in classroom technologies, with students now equipped with school-issued iPads and access to e-textbooks.
Given this trend, teachers, students, parents and policymakers might assume that students' familiarity and preference for technology translates into better learning outcomes.
As researchers in learning and text comprehension, our recent work has focused on the differences between reading print and digital media.
Students said they preferred and performed better when reading on screens.
To explore these patterns further, we conducted three studies that explored college students' ability to comprehend information on paper and from screens.
But when the reading assignment demands more engagement or deeper comprehension, students may be better off reading print.
There should probably always be a place for print in students' academic lives â no matter how technologically savvy they become. »
