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An Exploratory Study of Information-Seeking Behaviors and Learning with Hypermedia Information Systems.
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Small, Ruth V.; Grabowski, Barbara L. – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1992
Describes a study that identified various individual information seeking behavior patterns and determined how users' motivation, prior knowledge, gender, and cognitive processing influenced learning and retention within a hypermedia environment for undergraduate students. Use of the Group Embedded Figures Test is described and further research is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education
The Effect of Navigation Map Types and Cognitive Styles on Learners' Performance in a Computer-Networked Hypertext Learning System.
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Chou, Chien; Lin, Hua – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1998
Describes a study of college freshmen that investigated the effects of navigation maps and learner cognitive styles on performance in searches for information, on cognitive map development, and on attitudes, within a hypertext learning system. Results indicate map type has significant effects on students' search steps, efficiency, and development…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction