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Salmeron, Ladislao; Garcia, Victoria – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Hypertexts include new structural features, such as navigable graphical overviews, that dramatically change the way students interact with texts. Nevertheless, at school students traditionally practice literacy skills appropriate for reading and comprehending printed texts. We explored the possibility that those skills might not be the same as the…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Navigation (Information Systems), Grade 6, Reading Skills
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Waniek, Jacqueline; Ewald, Karolin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
This study examines the cognitive costs of navigation aids in a hypermedia learning task. In a 2(navigable vs. non-navigable) x 2(map vs. content list) experimental design cognitive requirements were measured by users' eye movement data. Additionally, data from users' navigation operations, knowledge acquisition, and subjective evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Eye Movements, Hypermedia, Cognitive Processes
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Mikropoulos, Tassos A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
Assessed the cognitive processing that takes place in virtual environments by measuring electrical brain activity using Fast Fourier Transform analysis. University students performed the same task in a real and a virtual environment, and eye movement measurements showed that all subjects were more attentive when navigating in the virtual world.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Eye Movements, Higher Education, Navigation
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Young, Michael F.; Barab, Sasha A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1999
Anchored instruction calls for the establishment of a macrocontext to "anchor" instruction within a realistic situation. Evidence is provided that video anchors encourage students to adopt certain contrived goals over their more naturalistic goals. Suggests that goals that enable the problem solver to detect the "raison d'etre"…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
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MacGregor, S. Kim – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1999
Videotaped observations were made of seventh and eleventh grade students using an instructional hypermedia system. Three profiles of hypermedia navigation emerged with each style characterized by distinct information processing strategies. Analysis of the characteristics of learners revealed that students within each profile group had similar…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Grade 11, Grade 7, Hypermedia
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Zumbach, Jorg; Reimann, Peter; Koch, Sabine – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
Describes a study of university students that examined the influences of navigation in hypertext learning environments and discusses advantages and disadvantages of hypertext as instructional media. Discusses active (self-directed) versus passive (pre-sequenced) access; knowledge acquisition; emotional outcomes; and knowledge utilization with a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Mapping