TY - JOUR
T1 - How college students read and write on the web
T2 - The role of ICT use in processing online information
AU - Zhong, Bu
AU - Appelman, Alyssa J.
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - The diffusion of information and communication technology (ICT) has enabled people to process more information than at any time in human history. Despite a growing body of scholarship in ICT use and information processing, we still know very little about how people process mediated information in an online environment. This study contributes to the understanding of this process by investigating the connection between ICT use and processing of online news information. Through an experiment (N = 114), several interesting relationships were detected. First, perceived credibility of a news article was significantly correlated with enjoyment, knowledge gain, and motivation. In addition, recall was significantly related to credibility, enjoyment, knowledge, and motivation. Implications and avenues for future research are discussed.
AB - The diffusion of information and communication technology (ICT) has enabled people to process more information than at any time in human history. Despite a growing body of scholarship in ICT use and information processing, we still know very little about how people process mediated information in an online environment. This study contributes to the understanding of this process by investigating the connection between ICT use and processing of online news information. Through an experiment (N = 114), several interesting relationships were detected. First, perceived credibility of a news article was significantly correlated with enjoyment, knowledge gain, and motivation. In addition, recall was significantly related to credibility, enjoyment, knowledge, and motivation. Implications and avenues for future research are discussed.
KW - Credibility
KW - Information and communication technology
KW - Information processing
KW - Online news
KW - Power user
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84903730033&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.037
DO - 10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.037
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84903730033
SN - 0747-5632
VL - 38
SP - 201
EP - 207
JO - Computers in Human Behavior
JF - Computers in Human Behavior
ER -