Persuasion online or on paper: A new take on an old issue

P. K. Murphy; J. F. Long; T. A. Holleran; E. Esterly

doi:10.1016/S0959-4752(02)00041-5

Persuasion online or on paper: A new take on an old issue

P. K. Murphy, J. F. Long, T. A. Holleran, E. Esterly

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Abstract

Few, if any, studies have examined the persuasion process as it unfolds in the computer environments that are so popular in today's educational settings. As such, the purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which students' knowledge and beliefs and their reactions to the features of the articles would be differentially influenced as a result of reading traditional persuasive texts vs. online computerized persuasive texts. The results revealed that text presentations were effective at significantly modifying both, students' knowledge and beliefs. However, students in the computerized text condition found the texts significantly more difficult to understand, less interesting, and the authors less credible. Implications for research and practice are forwarded.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	511-532
Number of pages	22
Journal	Learning and Instruction
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-4752(02)00041-5
State	Published - Oct 2003

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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