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Peer reviewedShapiro, Amy M. – Human-Computer Interaction, 1998
This study of 72 undergraduates examined whether theories of learning from text may be extended to hypertext and the effectiveness of hypertext on learning. Participants worked with either a highly structured, unstructured, or linear hypertext system. Results indicated that less structured systems promoted more active processing and a deeper level…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Mapping
Download full textLewin, Beverly A. – 1992
Schemata based notions need not replace, but should be reflected in, product-centered reading tests. The contributions of schema theory to the psycholinguistic model of reading has been thoroughly reviewed. Schemata-based reading tests provide several advantages: (1) they engage the appropriate conceptual processes for the student which frees the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College English, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
