Promoting Active Learning: The Role of System Structure in Learning from Hypertext.

Shapiro, Amy M.

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ERIC Number: EJ565469

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Promoting Active Learning: The Role of System Structure in Learning from Hypertext.

Shapiro, Amy M.

Human-Computer Interaction, v13 n1 p1-35 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 of learning but that hypertext had limited educational benefits. (PEN)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Mapping, Electronic Text, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Navigation (Information Systems), Text Structure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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