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Quantitative Evidence For Differences Between Learners Making Use Of Passive Hypermedia Learning Environments
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posted on 2023-05-18, 16:43 authored by Megan Quentin-BaxterThis paper presents a summary of the results of several relatively large studies which attempted statistical analysis of audit trails created by learners accessing information in typical hypermedia or hypertext learning environments, and interpreted them in relation to learner characteristics and study tasks. Significant differences in the information access strategy, amount of information accessed, student estimates of achievement and knowledge outcome were observed between learners in these studies. This paper concluded that some learners may be systematically disadvantaged where support for (or the delivery of) the curriculum depends on hypermedia, such as via a networked learning environment delivered passively over the WWW. It is suggested that the audit tools available from the WWW provide an opportunity to develop multi-discipline evaluation mechanisms which may enable researchers to provide learners with standard "learning profiles" with which to reflect on their own learning effectiveness when using hypermedia educational materials.
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Publication title
A C M Computing Surveys: The Survey and Tutorial Journal of The Acm: (Association for Computing Machinery)Volume
31Issue
4esPagination
1-6ISSN
0360-0300Department/School
College Office - College of Health and MedicinePublisher
Assoc Computing MachineryPlace of publication
United StatesRights statement
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