Andrew Dillon (adillon@juliet.ucs.indiana.edu)
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:34:25 -0500
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:34:25 -0500 From: Andrew Dillon <adillon@juliet.ucs.indiana.edu> Subject: Hypermedia and learning review
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Hi
I have just published a review of the last 10 years of research into
learning outcome from hypermedia instruction. The paper (and the
results) might be of interest to many people on this list
The abstract and full reference are here:
<fontfamily><param>Helvetica</param>Hypermedia as an educational
technology: a review of the quantitative research literature on learner
comprehension, control and style.
Andrew Dillon and Ralph Gabbard
SLIS
Indiana University
Bloomington IN 47405
Review of Educational Research, Vol 68, 3, 322-349.
Abstract
By virtue of its enabling rapid, non-linear access to multiple forms of
information, hypermedia technology is considered a major advance in the
development of educational tools to enhance learning and a massive
literature on the use of hypermedia in education has emerged. The
present review examines the published findings from experimental
studies of hypermedia which emphasized quantitative, empirical methods
to assess learning outcomes. Specifically, the review categorizes this
research into three themes: studies of learner comprehension compared
across hypermedia and other media; effects on learning outcome offered
by increased learner control in hypermedia environments, and the
individual differences that exist in learner response to hypermedia.
The review concludes that to date, the benefits of hypermedia in
education are limited to learning tasks reliant on repeated
manipulation and searching of information, and are differentially
distributed across learners depending on their ability and preferred
learning style. Methodological and analytical shortcomings in this
literature limit the generalizability of all findings in this domain.
Suggestions for addressing these problems in future research and theory
development are outlined.
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