Omar, Bahiyah
(2015)
LEARNING FROM NEWS: IS ONLINE BETTER THAN PRINT?
In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computing and Informatics, 11-13 August, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract
This study compares the process of learning from news between
print and online news environments. The study adopts the framework
of Cognitive Mediation Model that treats surveillance motivation as the cause
of news orientation and news elaboration which in turn are the causes of
knowledge acquisition. To identify the differences in news learning between
print and online media, a “between-subjects” experiment was used. The study
tested the two models using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results
show that both print and online models are supportive of the Cognitive
Mediation Model. While most of the hypothesized relationships were supported,
the study found that orientation in information space has significant
effect on knowledge level of print but not online readers. This result suggests
the disadvantages of Web non-linearity on learning outcome. The study also
found that the mediating role of news orientation was only supported in the
print model. The higher R2 value for print compared to online model suggests
the influential role of traditional print in news learning.
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