Does Digital Text Create a Cognitive Gap?

This article highlights studies regarding digital text and learning:

Ereaders are changing the face of reading across the board, and experiments in creating more economic-friendly textbooks for students are increasing. The results, however, are not all positive.

As students attempt to incorporate electronic text into their studies, issues with e-textbooks are starting to emerge — and the problems go beyond poor annotation and sharing tools.

A study at the University of Washington and six other universities in the US involving the use of the larger-format Kindle DX indicated a disconnect between digital text and the way students learn.

Read more: http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/05/digital-text-learning-ebooks-ereaders.html