The Use of Comprehension Aids in a Hypermedia Environment: Investigating the Impact of Metacognitive Awareness and Epistemological Beliefs

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Hartley, K. (2003). The Use of Comprehension Aids in a Hypermedia Environment: Investigating the Impact of Metacognitive Awareness and Epistemological Beliefs. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 12(3), 275-289. Norfolk, VA: AACE.
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Journal Information

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
ISSN 1055-8896
Volume 12, Issue 3, July 2003
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Norfolk, VA

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Author

Kendall Hartley, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

Abstract

This is a descriptive study that analyzes learners' use of comprehension aids such as objectives, a glossary and links between pages in a hypermedia tutorial. Students read a short hypermedia tutorial on the topic of E. coli. Relationships between the use of the comprehension aids and individual characteristics such as metacognitive awareness and epistemological beliefs were evaluated. It was hypothesized that the more metacognitively skilled learners and those with more sophisticated beliefs about learning would use the aids more frequently. The findings indicate that the uses of some comprehension aids are significantly related to some epistemological beliefs (e.g., innate ability, omniscient authority and quick learning) and certain types of metacognitive knowledge (e.g., regulation of cognition).

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• Students
• Educational Technology
• Instructional Design
• Instructional Materials
• Multimedia

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