Effectiveness of Note Taking on Memory Recall: Handwriting vs Typing

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Abstract
This report is an analysis and a descriptive study on the effectiveness of taking notes
rather than just depending on a mere memory recall. The study was well conducted and various
variables and elements brought into play to try and shed some light on this particular matter. This
report comprises of various sections, an introduction which will highlight on some of the
background information regarding this study, the hypothesis will be stated, the aims of the study
among other important aspects. The method section will consider the participants involved in this
study, the design and material used. Procedure is also another section that would look at exactly
how the study is conducted. After the procedure, the results of this study would follow then a
discussion would be presented in regard to the obtained results and exactly what the results
imply. A conclusion would be the last section and it would contain finalizing remarks in regard
to this study.

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1. Introduction
Definition of the topic
The memory is basically a section of the human brain where information is processed. It
is also where this information is stored and retrieval is done when necessary (Robertson, 2012)
There are various ways in which information is processed in the brain, these three ways are;
encoding, recording and retrieval. Encoding involves the sensing of something important and
you feel that it should be remembered, and then it gets encoded in the brain. Storage involves
keeping information of information obtained so as to be used later. Lastly retrieval is the process
in which the encored information is recalled for use (Kormos, 2012).
An outline of the theory
The theory identified was Levels of Processing Theory. It describes on the aspects of
encoding whereby it has been revealed as the primary issue for who are concerned with memory
research. The overall consideration of human memory is described as an essential phenomena. It
serves as an element in which there is specific formulation of various models and concepts which
are stored and retrieved when demanded (Burford & Park,2014).The thoery describes that there
are different conceptualizations of the entire memory that are always described as the substantial.
The memory here is characterized as the multi store. The fundamental of this theory is that it
comprises the tenents which shows different approaches .The first approach is that information is
that submitted to the short term store where there is limitation of certain capacity and then the