Specific help devices for educational hypermedia

Author(s): PierreDemarcy, C., ElBoussarghini, R.

Journal/Book: J Comput Assist Learn. 2000; 16: P O Box 88, Osney Mead, Oxford Ox2 0NE, Oxon, England. Blackwell Science Ltd. 102-113.

Abstract: This paper examines the issue of help devices for students in hypermedia environments according to the learning context and, more precisely, according to the cognitive processes involved in that situation. The argument is based on a criticism of the level of generality of traditional help systems which are mostly concerned with user-system interaction. Three main types of learning situations are described: learning-by-doing. Learning-by-instruction, learning-by-exploring and the main cognitive processes involved in these three situations are explored. From such descriptions, specific types of help devices are discussed and some perspectives relating to the design and evaluation of educational hypermedia applications are suggested.

Note: Article Tricot A, IUFM Bretagne, Ctr Rech Psychol Commun & Cognit, Rennes, FRANCE

Keyword(s): courseware; ergonomics; guided discovery; help; hypermedia; instruction; secondary; student-centred; HYPERTEXT; KNOWLEDGE; DESIGN; INFORMATION; CONNECTIONS; MODELS; WORDS

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