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- Title
Online News Media and Advanced Learning: A Test of Cognitive Flexibility Theory.
- Authors
Lowrey, Wilson; Kim, KyunSoo
- Abstract
This study looks at how audiences of online news media could benefit from an application of cognitive flexibility theory (CFT), a constructivist theory from the field of education psychology. CFT posits that when case examples from a complex, “ill-structured” knowledge area are interwoven with conceptual perspectives, individuals can better apply learning across diverse settings. Researchers propose that news stories on complex issues lend themselves to CFT. Results suggest that the CFT format offers greater efficiency and some advantages for more knowledgeable and involved audiences, and for frequent Web users.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL psychology; ONLINE journalism; JOURNALISM research; PSYCHOLOGY of learning research; COGNITIVE learning theory; MASS media audiences; MASS media research; MASS media &; society
- Publication
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2009, Vol 53, Issue 4, p547
- ISSN
0883-8151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/08838150903323388