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Jáñez, Alvaro; Rosales, Javier; Rouet, Jean-François – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2021
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of structure and navigation aids on students' learning from hypertexts. Participants were 48 undergraduate students. Group 1 (N = 24) read 2 hypertexts (one network, one hierarchical) with high navigation support (a graphical overview, a coherent links list, and use of different colours for visited…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Hypermedia, Text Structure, Navigation (Information Systems)
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Aichele, Thorsten; Bannert, Maria – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2019
Hypertext comprehension often suffers from inadequate representation of the text's structure. Explication of the local paragraph macrostructure within each node might help to overcome this obstacle. As headings show several deficits, especially in digital text, marginalia are considered a promising alternative in signaling hypertext structure as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Sentences, Hypermedia, Undergraduate Students
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Crooks, Steven; White, David; Srinivasan, Sribhagyam; Wang, Qingfu – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2008
In two experiments we investigated the effects of temporal and spatial contiguity on learning from a computer-based geographic map and associated text. In Experiment 1, participants were randomly assigned to conditions that presented text either contiguous to (temporal or spatiotemporal) or noncontiguous to corresponding map features. The results…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Inferences, Computer Assisted Instruction, Maps
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Protopsaltis, Aristidis – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2008
Previous work applying cognitive load theory has demonstrated the effect of various text/graphic/narration relations on learning using multimedia material. Other work has looked at how the degree of integration between the text and graphics influences their use. This study set out to look at how the degree of integration between text and graphics…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Reading Strategies, Cognitive Processes, Instructional Materials