Author/Authors
dindar, muhterem çanakkale on sekiz mart üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi - böte bölümü, Turkey , akbulut, yavuz anadolu üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi - böte bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article
The Relationship Between Digital Technology Experience, Daily Media Exposure And Working Memory Capacity
شماره ركورد
19685
Abstract
Today’s youngsters interact with digital technologies to a great extent which leads scholars to question the influence of this exposure on human cognitive structure. Through resorting to digital nativity assumptions, it is presumed that cognitive architecture of the youth may change in accordance with digital technology use. In this regard, the current study investigated the relationship between digital technology experience, daily media exposure and working memory capacity of so-called digital native participants. A total of 572 undergraduate students responded to self-report measures, which addressed years of experience for 7 different digital devices and the daily time spent for 14 different digital activities. Participants’ working memory capacity was measured through the Computation Span and the Dot Matrix Test. While the former was used to measure the phonological loop capacity, the latter was used to address the visuo-spatial sketchpad capacity. Correlational analyses revealed that neither the phonological loop capacity nor the visuo-spatial sketchpad capacity was related to digital technology experience and daily media exposure. Thus, the transformative contribution of digital technology experience to human cognitive architecture could not be observed through the current measures.
From Page
59
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Digital natives , Digital technology experience , Working memory
JournalTitle
Gaziantep University Journal Of Social Sciences
To Page
72
JournalTitle
Gaziantep University Journal Of Social Sciences
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