In the article Why the Brain Prefers Paper, writer and science journalist, Ferris Jabr points out some interesting information pertaining to the advantages reading on paper (books, magazines, etc.) versus hand held devices such as iPad’s has an impact on retaining information and the overall learning experience. He goes into depth about how technology plays an important role on how we read and comprehend information read. Equally important, he discusses how it affects a reader physically.
Jabr gives his reader many advantages on why paper “rules the world.” First, he states how “screens may drain more of our mental resources while we are reading and make it harder to remember what we read when we are done.” ( Jabr, Ferris. 2013, Scientific American.) Personally, it is mentally draining. Since most hours are on the internet a day, I find myself dimming my screen very often so that I can see. Blurred vision starts to set in after a while of “screen strain,” that is why it is important to take breaks every now and then. Besides screens being mentally draining, I concur with Jabr when he makes his statement about the physical/mental state you are in when the book becomes tangible and you feel that “completeness” in your mind after you turn the page and look back on how many pages you’ve read. He states, ”You can focus on a single page of paper book without losing awareness of the whole text, you can even feel the thickness of the pages you’ve read…”( Jabr, Ferris. 2013, Scientific American.)
Additionally, after I found instances in his text where he refers to unknown sources, I decided to check out Scientific American online where it reads, “View poll about people’s reading habits at ScientificAmerica.com/nov2013/read-poll,” I went to the website. Unfortunately, it had no poll graph at all, it made me take a poll and then I got this message.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/read-poll-do-you-prefer-paper-or-screens/?WT.mc_id=SA_printmag_2013-11.
Seriously? Come back in a few weeks? This pathetic pie chart has no data. How am I supposed to believe this writer if his website is not sufficient to back up any evidence? This is information I input in the questionnaire. Arguably, when I come back to the website, how will I know who are being polled? Will it be people that sign on to the website that happens to read this 4 page, lengthy article where the first two paragraphs in the beginning replicate the last two pages but just in different words?
Overall, this was an easy read because this identified overlooked reasons why I prefer paper versus screen but I would suggest more research creditably to support his evidence.
References:
Jabr,Ferris ."Why the Brain Prefers Paper." Scientific American 309.5
(2013): 48-53. http://www.nature.com/scientificamerican/journal/v309/n5/full/scientificamerican1113-48.html.
Jabr gives his reader many advantages on why paper “rules the world.” First, he states how “screens may drain more of our mental resources while we are reading and make it harder to remember what we read when we are done.” ( Jabr, Ferris. 2013, Scientific American.) Personally, it is mentally draining. Since most hours are on the internet a day, I find myself dimming my screen very often so that I can see. Blurred vision starts to set in after a while of “screen strain,” that is why it is important to take breaks every now and then. Besides screens being mentally draining, I concur with Jabr when he makes his statement about the physical/mental state you are in when the book becomes tangible and you feel that “completeness” in your mind after you turn the page and look back on how many pages you’ve read. He states, ”You can focus on a single page of paper book without losing awareness of the whole text, you can even feel the thickness of the pages you’ve read…”( Jabr, Ferris. 2013, Scientific American.)
Additionally, after I found instances in his text where he refers to unknown sources, I decided to check out Scientific American online where it reads, “View poll about people’s reading habits at ScientificAmerica.com/nov2013/read-poll,” I went to the website. Unfortunately, it had no poll graph at all, it made me take a poll and then I got this message.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/read-poll-do-you-prefer-paper-or-screens/?WT.mc_id=SA_printmag_2013-11.
Seriously? Come back in a few weeks? This pathetic pie chart has no data. How am I supposed to believe this writer if his website is not sufficient to back up any evidence? This is information I input in the questionnaire. Arguably, when I come back to the website, how will I know who are being polled? Will it be people that sign on to the website that happens to read this 4 page, lengthy article where the first two paragraphs in the beginning replicate the last two pages but just in different words?
Overall, this was an easy read because this identified overlooked reasons why I prefer paper versus screen but I would suggest more research creditably to support his evidence.
References:
Jabr,Ferris ."Why the Brain Prefers Paper." Scientific American 309.5
(2013): 48-53. http://www.nature.com/scientificamerican/journal/v309/n5/full/scientificamerican1113-48.html.
Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May Be...PAPER
"Perhaps the tactility and physical permanence of paper yields a different cognitive and emotional experience." (Keim, 2014, Wired.) This article is so similar to Jabr's article Why the Brain Prefers Paper, in terms of paper versus screen. Keim has his own views about how reading lengthy texts on screens and says he prefers paper. Paper allows him to focus and comprehend what is being read. He believes that there are many distractions dealing with reading on the internet. Some studies he found were quite interesting.
First, he interviewed a psychologist named Sara Margolin as the text reads, "who found no difference in reading comprehension in students reading paper, computer screens and e-readers." she stated, “It’s really a matter of personal preference." (Keim, 2014, Wired.)
Personally, If it's something like social media sites I don't have a problem with reading on screen, but for lengthy information I print out so I can write ideas and highlight important aspects of the text. As for distractions, I get distracted even when reading a book so I couldn't tell you my opinion on that.
The article was good, he got straight to the point in less than 2 pages. Contrast to Jabr's article he did research that he was able to tell us who did it and what they did, the result and he wasn't bias. He made sure that he informed us on the advantages as well as the disadvantages- when he spoke on the dyslexic student who comprehended well on screen because it was smaller sections to look at.
References:
Keim, Brandon. "Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May
Be...Paper." Wired. May 1 2014.Web.
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/reading-on-screen-versus-paper.
First, he interviewed a psychologist named Sara Margolin as the text reads, "who found no difference in reading comprehension in students reading paper, computer screens and e-readers." she stated, “It’s really a matter of personal preference." (Keim, 2014, Wired.)
Personally, If it's something like social media sites I don't have a problem with reading on screen, but for lengthy information I print out so I can write ideas and highlight important aspects of the text. As for distractions, I get distracted even when reading a book so I couldn't tell you my opinion on that.
The article was good, he got straight to the point in less than 2 pages. Contrast to Jabr's article he did research that he was able to tell us who did it and what they did, the result and he wasn't bias. He made sure that he informed us on the advantages as well as the disadvantages- when he spoke on the dyslexic student who comprehended well on screen because it was smaller sections to look at.
References:
Keim, Brandon. "Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May
Be...Paper." Wired. May 1 2014.Web.
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/reading-on-screen-versus-paper.