Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Adolescent Electronic Communication and Literacy
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| Author: | Joseph Caracciolo | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
Sociolinguistics
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| Query: |
My name is Joseph Caracciolo. I am currently enrolled in the Intel Advanced
Research Program at Plainedge High School. This program has been very successful; over the last few years, our program has had several finalists in the science talent searches such as the Intel Science Talent Search and the Long Island Psychology Fair. I am exploring the effect acronyms commonly used in electronic communication have on the literacy of teenagers. The specific modes of communication I am looking into are SMS (short message service, otherwise known as text messaging), E-mail, SNS (social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace), and blogs. I will measure the literacy of teens by analyzing recent and past ELA (English language arts) test scores. I will also design a survey to be distributed to adolescents which will gather information on their electronic communication habits. I will then compare survey data and test score data in order to find trends among the student population as a whole. I have conducted extensive background research involving Pew polls and available NYS ELA scores. Preliminary examination indicates that overall ELA scores have risen over the years. The amount of teens who use cell phones has also increased. I hypothesize that any mode of electronic communication that requires typing increases literary interest and ability, in spite of the extensive use of acronyms. I believe girls will text more than boys. Girls and boys will use social networking sites equally. They will use email equally as well. Girls will utilize emoticons and acronyms more than boys. As a result of all this electronic communication English grades will rise and so will SAT scores. In order to find more information concerning my hypothesis I will release a survey to everyone in my school. Could you recommend any existing literature of survey instruments that I could cite? Any guidance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Furthermore, my research aims are flexible and open to change. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Joseph Caracciolo Student Researcher Plainedge Advanced Research Program |
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| LL Issue: | 20.4222 | |
| Date posted: | 09-Dec-2009 | |
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