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听力文本
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Many college students have given up taking class notes by hand. Instead, they type on laptop or tablet computers. But scientists from Princeton University and the University of California say that that method is less effective.
If you need to remember something, write it. Writing notes by hand is much better for long-term memory of ideas, or conceptual information. That is the finding of a 2014 study published in the journal Psychological Science.
Unplug for a deeper understanding.
So, turn off your computer if you want to remember something. Computers can take your attention away from your work. They can be distracting. Computers provide the chance to send a quick message to a friend, check a sports' score, shop or watch a funny cat video.
It is really hard to resist a funny cat video.
But scientists say computers may hurt performance in school, called academic performance.
Here is what the research showed.
Students who type notes on a keyboard often transcribe, or write down what the professor says word-for-word. They may write without really thinking about what they are writing. These electronic notes contained more words. But scientists say it leads to "mindless transcription." Transcription means to record something exactly as you hear it.
However, students taking notes long-hand, or by writing them, need to first process the information they hear. Then they record just the main points, or summarize. They use fewer words. This is because people usually write slower than they type. This process of summarizing information leads to a deeper understanding, say the researchers.
In the study, students listened to a teacher and then took a test. Some took notes by typing on a computer. The others took notes by writing them down.
Both groups performed about the same in remembering facts. But students who typed their notes did much worse on conceptual questions. These questions required them to understand an idea.
Those who typed also could not stop transcribing even after they were told to try to avoid it. So even if you want to stop typing what you hear word-for-word, you might not be able to.
Also, researchers found that those who wrote their notes remembered conceptual information better a week later. Researchers believe that the students who wrote notes long-hand had a deeper understanding of ideas and concepts.
Hands off my computer.
Scientists know that students probably will still use their laptops and tablets in class. But they suggest using some of the available technologies for writing notes by hand on computer screens. They say this might be a good compromise between old school and new school.
This research was contained in a classroom. But the findings may be valuable for anyone wanting to remember more of what they read, hear or see.
I'm Anna Matteo.
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词汇解释
1.conceptual adj. 概念上的
The two systems are, at bottom, conceptual models.
这两个系统实质上是两种概念模式。
2.transcribe vt. 转录；抄写
The secretary transcribed those letters on the typewriter.
秘书用打字机打出了那些信。
3.compromise vt. 妥协；危害 vi. 妥协；让步 n. 妥协，和解；折衷
Compromise makes for success in negotiations.
妥协有助于谈判的成功。
4.distracting adj. 分心的；分散注意力的 v. 使分心（distract的ing形式）；转移注意力
I find it slightly distracting to have someone watching me while I work.
我发现，我工作时被人观看就会有些走神儿。
内容解析
1.This process of summarizing information leads to a deeper understanding, say the researchers.
lead to 导致；通向
Heart failure led to her father's death.
心力衰竭导致她父亲的死亡。
The street leads to the supermarket.
这条街通向超级市场。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。
很多大学生已不再手写课堂笔记了，他们在笔记本或平板电脑上记笔记。但普林斯顿大学和加利福尼亚大学的科学家说这种方法的效率不高。
如果你需要记下什么东西，就写下来吧。手写笔记对概念性的信息记忆更好，这就是2014年发表在期刊《心理科学》上的一项研究。
要深入理解，请拔掉电脑。
所以，如果你想记住什么东西，关掉电脑吧。电脑能转移你在工作中的注意力，会分心的。电脑让人给朋友发送即时信息，查看体育比分，购物或观看猫咪有趣的视频。
要抵抗有趣猫咪的视频实在很难。
但科学家说电脑会影响学业成绩。
这里是这份研究的发现。
用键盘记笔记的学生通常会逐句记下教授说的话，他们没有真正思考就记了下来。这种电子笔记包含的字数更多，但科学家说这就导致盲目抄录，抄录是指一字不落地记下所听到的话。
然而学生们手写记笔记时，会先处理所听到的信息。然后只记下要点，或做总结。他们写下的字数更少，这是因为人们通常写字速度慢于打字速度。研究者说这种总结信息的过程会导致深层思考。
在这项研究中，学生们听老师说话，然后做了测试。有的在电脑上记笔记，其他的手写记笔记。
两组学生在记录事实上表现差不多，但用电脑记的学生在概念问题上表现较差，这些问题需要他们理解概念。
而且打字记笔记的学生通常不能停下来，即使在被告知可以不用记下来时也是如此。所以即使你想不再逐字打下来，你也做不到。
而且，研究者发现手写记笔记的人在一周后仍能记住概念性的信息，研究者认为写笔记的学生对概念的理解更深。
离开电脑吧。
科学家知道学生可能仍会在课堂上用电脑和平板电脑，但他们建议使用现有技术在电脑屏幕上手写笔迹，他们说这可能是旧学校和新学校之间很好的妥协。
这项研究是在教室进行的，但这些发现可能对任何希望记住所读、所写和所看的人来说也有价值。
我是安娜·马特奥。
