The benefit of creating drawings of to-be-remembered information relative to writing was examined as a mnemonic strategy. We propose that drawing improves memory by encouraging a seamless integration of semantic, visual, and motor aspects of a memory trace.
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Participants monitored a monotonous mock telephone message. Half of the group was randomly assigned to a ‘doodling’ condition where they shaded printed shapes while listening to the telephone call. The doodling group performed better on the monitoring task and recalled 29% more information on a surprise memory test.
Continue ReadingDrawing on the Back of an Envelope: a framework for interacting with application programs by freehand drawing
Demonstration of capabilities of calligraphic interfaces and freehand drawing to interpret symbolic diagrams in diverse range of appraches
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