Vol 8 (2020): Learning, Competencies and Human Resources
EMEMITALIA2019 Peer Reviewed Papers

Smartphone addiction e percezione delle fake news degli studenti universitari: esiste una correlazione?

Corrado Petrucco
University of Padua - Italy
Published January 13, 2020
Keywords
  • Fake News,
  • Critical Thinking,
  • Smartphones Addiction
How to Cite
Petrucco, C. (2020). Smartphone addiction e percezione delle fake news degli studenti universitari: esiste una correlazione?. Reports on E-Learning, Media and Education Meetings, 8(1), 123-127. Retrieved from https://je-lks.org/ojs/index.php/R-EMEM/article/view/1135128

Abstract

L’utilizzo dello smartphone nelle fasce di età più giovani è ormai pervasivo e frequente sopratutto per quanto riguarda la fruizione dei contenuti dei vari Social Networks. Questa sovraesposizione costante a flussi informativi che necessitano di elaborazioni cognitive molto veloci può provocare la diminuzione dell’attenzione nella valutazione dei contenuti. La ricerca ha analizzato le percezioni di 60 studenti di un Corso Magistrale per verificare se esiste una correlazione tra l’uso eccessivo dello smartphone e la gestione consapevole delle fake news in cui essi si possono imbattere navigando su Web o nei Social Network. L’analisi del questionario sottoposto agli studenti pur evidenziando una “smartphone addiction” percepita con varia intensità da più del 50%, non ha rilevato una correlazione significativa nella gestione e riconoscimento delle fake news.

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