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AlAgha, Iyad – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This article presents KnowledgePuzzle, a browsing tool for knowledge construction from the web. It aims to adapt the structure of web content to the learner's information needs regardless of how the web content is originally delivered. Learners are provided with a meta-cognitive space (e.g., a concept mapping tool) that enables them to plan…
Descriptors: Web Browsers, Navigation (Information Systems), Hypermedia, Computer Software Evaluation
Spear Ellinwood, Karen Courtenay – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study explores the web-navigation practices of adult learners in higher education and re-conceptualizes the concept of the organizing circumstance of self-managed learning, originated by Spear and Mocker (1984). The theoretical framework draws on funds of knowledge theory from a cultural historical perspective and elaborates a Vygotskian…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Learning Experience, Internet
Somyurek, Sibel; Guyer, Tolga; Atasoy, Bilal – Online Submission, 2008
One of the major features of a computer based instruction (CBI) is its non-linear structure allowing learners the opportunity of flexible navigation to accommodate their own needs. However, this non-linear structure may cause problems such as inefficient navigation, being lost or cognitive overhead for some learners. The aim of this study is to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning
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Somyürek, Sibel; Güyer, Tolga; Atasoy, Bilal – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2008
One of the major features of a computer based instruction (CBI) is its non-linear structure allowing learners the opportunity of flexible navigation to accommodate their own needs. However, this non-linear structure may cause problems such as inefficient navigation, being lost or cognitive overhead for some learners. The aim of this study is to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning
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Boling, Elizabeth; King, Kira S.; Avers, Dale; Hsu, Yu-Chen; Lee, Jiunde; Frick, Ted – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1996
Discusses navigation in instructional hypertext programs and describes two preliminary studies that investigated concrete versus abstract representations for backward navigation. Topics include representation and hypermedia sign systems; and consistency in the forms designers use for navigation buttons. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Design Requirements, Hypermedia
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Hesse, Friedrich W.; Unz, Dagmar C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1999
Outlines important issues to consider when analyzing navigation in hypertext. Identifies internal and external factors of learning and information seeking with hypertext, and presents a summary of related research. Addresses different criteria for analyzing navigation patterns and focuses on the shortcomings of present studies. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval
Rath, Alex – Educational Technology, 1997
Discusses problems with two common Web-browsing instructional activities and suggests ways that teachers can improve lessons to develop students' critical thinking skills. Focuses on search-and-print and Web page design activities. (AEF)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy