Reading Strategies in Hypertexts and Factors Influencing Hyperlink Selection

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Protopsaltis, A. (2008). Reading Strategies in Hypertexts and Factors Influencing Hyperlink Selection. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 17(2), 191-213. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/23562.

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Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
ISSN 1055-8896
Volume 17, Issue 2, April 2008
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Chesapeake, VA

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Aristidis Protopsaltis, University of Westminster, UK

Abstract

This article reports on a study that examines the reading strategies and the factors that affect the hyperlink selection in a hypertext environment. The study focuses on text based hypertexts. The study used the think-aloud (TA) method to examine readers' strategies and the factors that infl uence the selection of hypertext links. The results show that participants used four strategies: serial, serial overview, mixed, and mixed overview. The data also revealed three factors that infl uenced hyperlink selection: coherence, personal interest, and location. Interestingly, the fi ndings showed no signifi cant differences between different reading goals and the use of strategies.

Keywords

• Computer Sciences
• Cognition
• eLearning
• Interaction
• Literacy
• Human Computer Interaction
• Multimedia
• Navigation

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