Towards a hypertext reading/comprehension model
Protopsaltis A, Bouki V (2005)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2005
Pages Range: 159-166
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Design of Communication - Documenting and Designing for Pervasive Information
ISBN: 1595931759
Abstract
This paper reports on a study that is concerned with the cognitive aspects of reading in a hypertext environment. The study focuses on text based electronic documents. A cognitive model for hypertext document reading proposed in an earlier work is here developed and validated with the use of think aloud protocols. Navigational strategies that readers employ in hypertext reading and hypertext links' selection are also under study. The results indicate that 100% of the task related data correspond to the components of the cognitive model, allowing us to conclude that the proposed model sufficiently describes the cognitive processes involved in hypertext reading. In addition, three navigational strategies are revealed: linear, mixed, and mixed review. The quantitative data show no significant differences between different reading goals and comprehension. Copyright 2005 ACM.
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APA:
Protopsaltis, A., & Bouki, V. (2005). Towards a hypertext reading/comprehension model. In Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Design of Communication - Documenting and Designing for Pervasive Information (pp. 159-166).
MLA:
Protopsaltis, Aristidis, and Vassiliki Bouki. "Towards a hypertext reading/comprehension model." Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Design of Communication - Documenting and Designing for Pervasive Information 2005. 159-166.
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