「ノートは手書きが最強」説、同じ実験をやり直したら差はほぼ消えていた

Q1. What is the passage mainly about?

1. AHow to buy a cheap laptop
2. BWhy teachers talk too fast
3. CHow to write beautiful letters
4. DWhether taking notes by hand is better than using a laptop

手書きとパソコンのノート、どちらが良いかという研究の話なので D。

Q2. What did the later scientists find?

1. ALaptops were much better.
2. BHandwriting was much better.
3. CThere was almost no difference in test scores.
4. DNobody took notes.

They found almost no difference in test scores. とあるので C。

Q3. In this passage, "copy every word" means ...

1. Awrite down exactly what the teacher says
2. Bdraw pictures
3. Cask many questions
4. Dread a book quickly

copy は「写す」。先生の言葉をそのまま全部書き写すことなので A。

Q1. According to the 2014 study, why did laptop users do worse?

1. ATheir laptops often broke during the lecture.
2. BThey tended to copy the lecture word for word.
3. CThey could not hear the teacher.
4. DThey wrote too little.

tended to copy the lecture word for word and did worse on questions that tested understanding とあるので B。

Q2. What happened when researchers repeated the experiment?

1. AThe handwriting group did not score higher.
2. BThe laptop group failed every test.
3. CThe results were exactly the same as in 2014.
4. DStudents refused to take notes.

the handwriting group did not score higher とあるので A。

Q3. What does the passage suggest is most important?

1. AAlways using a pen
2. BAlways using a laptop
3. CPutting ideas into your own words and avoiding distractions
4. DWriting as fast as possible

Two things seem to matter more than the tool として、自分の言葉にすることと気の散りを避けることを挙げているので C。

Q1. What did Urry and colleagues confirm in 2021?

1. AHandwriting led to much higher test scores.
2. BLaptop users never copied the lecture.
3. CLaptop users copied more verbatim, but handwriting did not lead to higher scores.
4. DStudents learned nothing from video lectures.

confirmed that laptop users copied more verbatim, but they found no handwriting advantage in test scores とあるので C。

Q2. Why does the author say the question is "not completely closed"?

1. ABecause no replications were ever carried out
2. BBecause the 2014 paper was withdrawn
3. CBecause laptops have become cheaper
4. DBecause a 2024 meta-analysis found a small handwriting advantage

since a 2024 meta-analysis reported a small advantage for handwriting とあるので D。

Q3. Which of the following is mentioned as a limitation of the research?

1. AMost studies used short video lectures in laboratories.
2. BMost studies used only children.
3. CMost studies tested notes written in Japanese.
4. DMost studies lasted several years.

Almost all of these studies, however, used short video lectures in a laboratory とあり、1学期を通した効果はほとんど追われていないので A。