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Wang, Jianjun; Young, Michael F.; Barab, Sasha A.; Guan, Yi – 1999
This study employed a 2x2 (Generative Activities by Navigational Activities) post-test only research design in examining learning while using a hypertext system in a linear, navigational, linear generative, or navigational generative format. Participants were 43 undergraduate students. In the first experiment, participants were assigned to one of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Hypermedia

Barab, Sasha A.; Young, Michael F.; Wang, JianJuan – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1999
Describes three experiments that examined college students' self-determination, problem-solving, and reading comprehension when using a linear, navigational, or generative computerized system to solve a problem or to prepare for a reading-comprehension test. Suggests that understanding students' goals explains outcomes of instruction, effects of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Instructional Design