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ERIC Number: EJ526338
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Narrative, Linearity, and Interactivity: Making Sense of Interactive Multimedia.
Plowman, Lydia
British Journal of Educational Technology, v27 n2 p92-105 May 1996
Students ages 11-16 using 4 different educational multimedia packages were observed to determine how children make sense of interactive media. Design implications include the need to create a dynamic narrative which is motivating and absorbing by integrating the rhetoric with strong mythical elements. The interrelationship of narrative, linearity, and interactivity is important for helping learners make sense of interactive multimedia. (AEF)
Descriptors: Children, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Multimedia Materials, Narration, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Interactive Courseware; Linear Relationships