Interaction and outeraction: instant messaging in action
CSCW '00 Proceedings of the 2000 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Characterizing instant messaging from recorded logs
CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Instant messaging in teen life
CSCW '02 Proceedings of the 2002 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide
Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide
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Chat is one of the Internet's services that have had a particularly strong influence on young people, and its effects on their skills development is worthy of investigation. This study focuses on the possible consequences of the use of Chat on cognitive processes. More specifically, it evaluates the impact of frequent Chat use on the development of memory and on cognitive style. This research, exploratory in nature, began with an instrument for classifying 125 students in 5th to 8th grade at schools in Chile, according to their Chat use. We then applied a memory and attention test based on the Digit Span Subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, followed by a Group Embedded Figures Test to evaluate cognitive styles. The results show that there are significant differences on both tests between frequent and infrequent users of Chat services.