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.
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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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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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