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Peer reviewedNelson, Wayne A.; Palumbo, David B. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1992
Examines the psychological basis of hypermedia as a medium for learning, surveys the characteristics of current hypermedia systems, and suggests ways to make hypermedia systems more valuable as instructional environments. Highlights include parallels between human memory and hypermedia architectures; and hypermedia as knowledge presentation,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedBarker, Philip – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1992
Special types of prosthetic devices have been designed to support the specific needs of disabled and handicapped computer users in retrieving information. Of particular importance are interfaces based on the use of sound, tactile operations, and gestures. Such interfaces may be used to provide disabled people with access to hypermedia information.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval
Direct linkSu, Yuyan; Klein, James D. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2006
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of navigation tools and computer confidence within a hypermedia environment. Twelve course sections containing 354 undergraduate college students were blocked by ability and randomly assigned to an embedded hyperlink group, a content list group, or a concept map group. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Hypermedia, Computer Literacy, Undergraduate Students
