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Download full textTierney, Robert J.; Kieffer, Ron; Whalin, Kathleen; Desai, Laurie; Moss, Antonia Gale; Harris, Jo Ellen; Hopper, John – Reading Online, 1997
Two studies (which followed up a 4-year longitudinal study) examined the impact of hypertext on students' learning in science and English classes. The first study compared the impact of HyperCard stacks and regular textbook presentations of ideas in biology on ninth-grade students assigned to study these materials. Students in the second study, 10…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, English Instruction, High Schools, Hypermedia
Peer reviewedShapiro, Amy M. – Human-Computer Interaction, 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…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Mapping
