This manual provides general information and guidelines for developing hypermedia instructional materials. Introductory material explains what hypermedia is, the structure of hypermedia, and hypermedia in computer assisted instruction. A study using hypermedia to supplement basal readers at the elementary level is briefly reported and…

Results of the first year of a 3-year study involving development and testing of hypermedia computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with 8 K-3 classes are reported. The hypermedia reading lessons offered additional information about words and concepts in the basal reading textbook. The generally promising preliminary results were inconclusive…

Universities currently are exploring an array of instructional media to facilitate the delivery of instruction. Consensus from the studies indicates that there is no significant difference in the achievement of students who participate in traditional or online coursework. However, little research has compared traditional learning with the new…

This report presents information on the first year of a program designed to develop hypermedia computer-assisted instructional (CAI) materials to support students with disabilities in a regular classroom reading program. The first section describes hypermedia; compares electronic versus traditional text; explains the concept of "layers of…

This report presents information on the second year of a 3-year project to develop hypertext computer study guides and to study their use by secondary students, including remedial students and those with learning disabilities. The first section provides an introduction to hypertext, what it is, how it is structured, and how it compares with…

This final report describes a 3-year project at one elementary school in Renton, Washington, which used hypermedia to develop supplementary reading materials for students with and without mild disabilities in integrated elementary classrooms. The hypermedia software provided reading selections designed to supplement a basal reader series by…

This paper reviews the literature and reports on three studies evaluating the use of hypermedia computer study guides or supplementary reading materials with regular students, remedial students, students having learning disabilities, and poor readers. Introductory material explains what hypermedia is and describes typical features. Research…