Students' Actual and Perceived Use of Navigational and Guidance Tools in a Hypermedia Program.

Trumbull, Deborah; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ447473

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Students' Actual and Perceived Use of Navigational and Guidance Tools in a Hypermedia Program.

Trumbull, Deborah; And Others

Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v24 n3 p315-28 Spr 1992

Reports on an exploratory study which used tracking records and evaluation questionnaires to examine the ways students use a hypermedia system. Findings in the following areas are discussed: enjoyment, ease of use, perception of system control, actual search strategies, perceived purposive search strategies, and effectiveness of search strategies. Implications for hypermedia system design are considered. (22 references) (MES)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Hypermedia, Microcomputers, Search Strategies, Student Attitudes, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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