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Download full textFrick, Theodore; Monson, John A.; Xaver, Richard F.; Kilic, Gulsen; Conley, Aaron T.; Wamey, Beatrice – 1999
There are several approaches a World Wide Web site designer considers in developing a menu structure. One consideration is the content of the menus (what choices are available to the user). Another consideration is the physical layout of the menu structure. The physical layout of a menu may be described as being one of at least three different…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences, Higher Education, Hypermedia
Frick, Theodore; Kisling, Eric; Cai, Weijia; Yu, Byeong Min; Giles, Frank; Brown, J. P. – 1999
This study investigated performance differences between three different World Wide Web-based navigation models: linear, persistent, and semi-persistent menu structures. Subjects, 44 graduate and undergraduate students at Indiana University and public school teachers, were placed into one of the three navigation conditions and completed…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Design Preferences, Higher Education
Voithofer, Richard J. – 1999
This paper examines how discourse analysis can be used as a methodology for understanding the mental models that influence how people navigate the Internet. Discourse analysis provides a methodology with which to articulate the relationships between language, social context, and the cognitive processes that underlie discourse perception and…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Design Preferences, Discourse Analysis, Educational Media
Gibbs, William J.; Fewell, Patricia J. – 1997
There are a number of issues that must be addressed when delivering courses entirely online, such as designing effective user interfaces, using the visual medium of the World Wide Web effectively, and modifying traditional instructional methods. This paper discusses the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of an online course at…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Design Preferences, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
Lautenbacher, Glenn E.; Mahling, Dirk E. – 1997
This paper presents interface guidelines from research at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) School of Information Sciences in developing a collaborative, problem-based learning environment for the World Wide Web. The lessons learned are based on student use and evaluation of three interface prototypes over the course of 3 years and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
van Rennes, Linda; Collis, Betty – 1998
This paper describes how student reactions shaped the design of a WWW (World Wide Web)-based course environment at the University of Twente (Netherlands), using the example of a first year course. The first section discusses the importance of user interface (re)design for WWW-based courses. The University's focus on student evaluations of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Course Evaluation, Courseware
