Learning how to draw: iPad, or pen & paper

In the early stages of learning how to drive a car, the learner with a manual gear box tends to look at the gear lever when changing gear. In contrast, the learner with an automatic gear box can focus immediately on the overall task: driving. Now, and using the driving analogy, do novice designers when learning how to draw with pen and paper resemble the learner with the manual gear box, struggling with technique (using aids such as rulers)? Whereas the novice with an iPad is up there with the learner using the automatic gear box, immediately focusing on the overall task: drawing?