Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Abstract
Instructional hypennedia programs seem to define the current trend in today's educational institutions. These multimedia programs, most often found on CD-Roms (compact disks, which can be read, but not written to), make use of the computer to coordinate and present text, graphics, audio, animation, and video within a single document. They are classified as "hype1media" because of the way in which the various elements can be accessed. Rather than being limited to a linear presentation, in which each element is dispensed in a predetermined sequence to all users, Yang and Moore (1995) define hypermedia as a "non-linear association of information .... [ which have a linkage] based on [the] users' real-time decisions, not on a predete1mined sequence" (p. 4). Thus, the user of the program has the ability to select multiple paths through which to approach the information. This means that each user can independently decide both the flow of the presentation, and which portions of the material need to be attended to or disregarded.
Year of Submission
1997
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Department
Division of Educational Technology
First Advisor
Sharon E. Smaldino
Second Advisor
Deborah L. Tidwell
Date Original
1997
Object Description
1 PDF file (27 leaves)
Copyright
©1997 Sandy S. Sutterer
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Sutterer, Sandy S., "User disorientation related to instructional hypermedia programs" (1997). Graduate Research Papers. 3389.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/3389
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