Help in the Search for Information in Hypermedia Documents

Beaufils, A. & Blondel, F.M. (2000). Help in the Search for Information in Hypermedia Documents. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2000 (pp. 1259-1260). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2000
2000
ISBN 1-880094-40-1
  Jacqueline Bourdeau & Rachelle Heller
AACE

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Authors

Alain Beaufils, Francois-Marie Blondel, Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, France

Abstract

This paper presents a system of help for the exploitation of hypermedia documents. It was derived from a common type of educational CD-ROM in which we added search and note-taking tools. The evolving note-taking system interacts continuously with the document being explored, and allows the user to keep the explored sections in mind. A study on usability of the search tools showed that the students prefer the index or the table of contents and neglected the cross-reference links. The activity of note-taking at every stage of their search favored their planning of the search.