山东省威海市环翠区2023-2024学年八年级上学期1月期末英语试题（PDF版无答案）

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Do you like writing by hand or with a keyboard()
A new brain()research,led by researchers at Norwegian University of Science
and Technology,shows that choosing handwriting instead of using a keyboard results in
better learning and memory.
"When you write your shopping list or class notes by hand,you simply remember
what you wrote better later,"said Audrey Van der Meer,who did the study.
12 young grown-ups and 12 children took part in the study.This is the first time that
children have taken part in such a study.Special machines were used to follow and
record brain(大脑)wave(电波)activity.Each person wore a special cap with over250
electrodes()on the head,and was asked to write by hand and use a keyboard.The
sensors()in the electrodes picked up the activity that took place in the brain.Each
examination took 45 minutes for each person.
The results showed that the brain in both young grown-ups and children is much
more active when they are writing by hand than when they are using a keyboard.
According to Van der Meer,plenty of senses become active by holding a pen and
pushing it down on paper,seeing the letters written and hearing the sound made while
writing.These build connection()between different parts of the brain,opening the
brain up for learning.
Van der Meer believes that the results call attention to the importance of children
being asked to draw and write at an early age,especially at school."Learning to write
by hand is a bit slower course,but it's important for children to experience the tiring
step of learning to write by hand,"she said.
The hand movements used to form()the shapes of letters are helpful in several
ways."If you use a keyboard,you use the same movement for each letter.Writing by
hand requires control of your fine motor(精细动作)skills and senses.It's important to
put the brain in a learning condition as often as possible,"Van der Meet added.For
example,you might use a keyboard to write an article,but you should take notes by
hand during a class.
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