The Effect of Graphical Versus Textual Display of Information Online on the Perception of Credibility
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Behavioral Science
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
In today's society much of the information that spreads comes from online sources, such as news or social media platforms. In such sources the information inside can be difficult to understand, which can be the result of different formats of information including graphs, videos, or text. The purpose of this study was to better understand how the format of information changes the understanding of high school students about various topics. The second purpose of this study was to figure out if high school students are able to predict if a source is credible by looking at information in different formats. It was hypothesized that high school students would be able to tell the difference between untrustworthy sources and trustworthy sources. This is because most high school students have enough common sense to know if something is fake. A likely outcome of this experiment is that graphs would be easier to understand compared to other formats. Using a google form as the base, three surveys, which included graphs, texts, and videos, were created and sent to the three groups. The results showed that there was not enough evidence to support a difference in the perception of credibility based on the format of information X2 (1, N =41 ) = 1.377, p = .502338. In addition, the different formats of how information was presented did change the students' understanding of the information X2 (1, N =41 ) = 7.0916, p = .028846. These results indicate that students most easily understand information presented in a video format.
Recommended Citation
Kim, John, "The Effect of Graphical Versus Textual Display of Information Online on the Perception of Credibility" (2022). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 18.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2022/all/18
Location
B&E 234
Start Date
4-2-2022 11:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of Graphical Versus Textual Display of Information Online on the Perception of Credibility
B&E 234
In today's society much of the information that spreads comes from online sources, such as news or social media platforms. In such sources the information inside can be difficult to understand, which can be the result of different formats of information including graphs, videos, or text. The purpose of this study was to better understand how the format of information changes the understanding of high school students about various topics. The second purpose of this study was to figure out if high school students are able to predict if a source is credible by looking at information in different formats. It was hypothesized that high school students would be able to tell the difference between untrustworthy sources and trustworthy sources. This is because most high school students have enough common sense to know if something is fake. A likely outcome of this experiment is that graphs would be easier to understand compared to other formats. Using a google form as the base, three surveys, which included graphs, texts, and videos, were created and sent to the three groups. The results showed that there was not enough evidence to support a difference in the perception of credibility based on the format of information X2 (1, N =41 ) = 1.377, p = .502338. In addition, the different formats of how information was presented did change the students' understanding of the information X2 (1, N =41 ) = 7.0916, p = .028846. These results indicate that students most easily understand information presented in a video format.
