Using hypertext for college course information
| Autor: | Ronald H. Nowaczyk, April D. Snyder |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
General Computer Science
Higher education Multimedia Computer science business.industry Hypermedia Academic achievement computer.software_genre Preference Education law.invention Task (project management) Course (navigation) law Human–computer interaction Usability engineering Hypertext business computer |
| Zdroj: | Computers & Education. 21:273-279 |
| ISSN: | 0360-1315 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0360-1315(93)90031-d |
| Popis: | A hypertext browsing system was compared with a linearly based command-line system for accessing information concerning college transfer courses. Usability engineering guidelines were used in ascertaining student expectations and in designing the hypertext system. A prototype was tested against a linearly based command-line system. Performance in completing two tasks was significantly faster using the hypertext system. User perceptions of the hypertext system were more favorable than those of the linearly based system. These results are discussed relative to other studies which have not found a preference for hypertext systems. Differences in the type of task used as well as the need for incorporating usability engineering guidelines are emphasized. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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