The ElectroText Project: Hypertext Reading Patterns of Middle School Students.

Horney, Mark A.; Anderson-Inman, Lynne

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ERIC Number: EJ485237

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Publication Date: 1994

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The ElectroText Project: Hypertext Reading Patterns of Middle School Students.

Horney, Mark A.; Anderson-Inman, Lynne

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, v3 n1 p71-91 1994

Examines the use of hypertext documents by middle school students. The study focused on gathering and analyzing information on students' use of various hypertext-based reading materials. Analysis of the data led to the identification of six hypertext reading patterns: skimming, checking, reading, responding, studying, and reviewing. (Contains 12 references.) (JLB)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media, Educational Technology, Hypermedia, Junior High Schools, Learning Strategies, Material Development, Middle Schools, Multimedia Instruction, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Reading Processes, Reading Research

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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