Hypermedia on Learning: A Literature Review

This article reviews the literature of hypermedia research. Several perceived problems are identified, including: irrelevant assessment of outceme variables; weak methodological design ii conducting experimental research; lack of theoretical foundations in designing hypertext systems; lack of specification of precise learning outcomes; and lack of learners' prior knowledge in the content area. Suggestions are made to reform the future hypermedia research agenda, including: future research should focus on assessing relevant student learning outcomes (knowledge acquisition, knowledge integration, and-knowledge generation); researchers should develop-reliable -and valid instruments and methodology of experimental design (reporting reliability of criterion measures); hypermedia design should reflect hypotheses derived from established learning and instructional design theories; and future studies should consider learners' prior knowledge and varied learning styles. (Contains 23 references.) (Author/MES) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Hypermedia on Learning: A Literature Review PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY

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