Writing Hypertext and Learning: Conceptual and Empirical Approaches (Advances in Learning and Instruction): Conceptual and Empirical Approaches (Advances in Learning and Instruction)

Rainer Bromme/ Elmar Stahl

ISBN 10: 008043987X / ISBN 13: 9780080439877

Published by Emerald Group Pub Ltd, 2002

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1st edition. 218 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing Hypertext and Learning: Conceptual and Empirical Approaches (Advances in Learning and Instruction): Conceptual and Empirical Approaches (Advances in Learning and Instruction)
• Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 008043987X
• ISBN 13: 9780080439877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.28 kilograms

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Synopsis

Once the basic idea of hypertext had spread rapidly throughout the world via the Internet, the reception of hypertexts soon became subject of empirical research among psychologists, cognitive scientists, and educational researchers. As easy to use software for the writing of hypertexts (HTML editors) is now broadly available, there are no longer any technical obstacles for the use of hypertext production in teaching and learning. This book presents and analyses the learning effects that can be anticipated from the production of hypertexts. It includes laboratory experiments, studies on the production of hypertexts in the context of educational institutions, and reports on software environments designed for the production of hypertext. It includes theoretical, empirically and developmentally oriented contributions. The first three chapters link up directly with research on traditional writing while addressing aspects of the interaction between content and rhetoric during hypertext writing. The next three chapters focus on cooperative learning of students in and through the production of hypertexts. The following two chapters look at new technological possibilities, namely, a software environment for transforming textbooks into personalized hypertexts and the design of hypervideos. The final chapter discusses potential methods for further research.