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Title
Information Comprehension and Retention in the Digital Age
Description
This study looked at college-age students' ability to comprehend and retain information learned from news articles depending on what platform they read from. Fifteen participants read three local New York Times articles on each of the platforms provided: iPad, laptop, and paper. They took one test immediately after to test comprehension and another two weeks later to test their retention. Participants were also asked if they found the articles interesting, enjoyable, clear, etc. Results showed that participants' views on each format had little, if any, affect on their number of correct responses. The most consistent results on the participants' perceptions of the formats came from the laptop and paper, whereas the iPad received a bimodal pattern of responses. Participants were also asked to share their news habits while taking the test by selecting how frequently they gain news from various sources such as social media or television. These habits also seemed to have very little effect on their scores.
Date Created
2014-05
Contributors
- Killin, Jamie Faye (Author)
- Gilpin, Dawn (Thesis director)
- Russomanno, Joseph (Committee member)
- Dodge, Nancie (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication (Contributor)
- School of Art (Contributor)
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Extent
169 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Series
Academic Year 2013-2014
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.23333
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minimal
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