Why Doodling Helps Students

• Enhances Focus: Contrary to the common misconception that doodlers are not paying attention, doodling can help maintain arousal and alertness during boring tasks, thereby helping students stay focused.
• Improves Memory Retention: A study conducted by Professor Jackie Andrade from the University of Plymouth in 2009 found that people who doodled while listening to a monotonous phone call remembered 29% more information afterward than those who didn’t doodle.
• Visual Learning: Doodling can help translate abstract information into visual representations, aiding comprehension and retention of concepts.