Hypertext navigation, goal (dis)orientation, and the role of mental models : an empirical investigation

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dc.contributor.advisorBokhorst, Franken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorIpser, Jonathanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-02T10:03:16Z
dc.date.available2014-10-02T10:03:16Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 134-148.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAn exploratory investigation into the capabilities of hypertext as an educational medium was conducted. To this purpose, a model was advanced in an attempt to provide a theoretical foundation for the explication of hypertext navigation and disorientation in terms of relevant user characteristics. 75 2nd year psychology students from the University of Cape Town participated in a study in order to investigate the claim that the motivational theory of goal orientation has the greatest utility in accounting for the exploitation of links within a hypertext, a necessary precondition for the development of mental models which incorporate both the conceptual and structural elements required for effective learning from, and the reduction of disorientation within, this medium. The results obtained, although compromised, provide some support for this argument. The paper concludes with a discussion of the methodological limitations of the study, as well as possible directions for future research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationIpser, J. (2002). <i>Hypertext navigation, goal (dis)orientation, and the role of mental models : an empirical investigation</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7933en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationIpser, Jonathan. <i>"Hypertext navigation, goal (dis)orientation, and the role of mental models : an empirical investigation."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7933en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationIpser, J. 2002. Hypertext navigation, goal (dis)orientation, and the role of mental models : an empirical investigation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ipser, Jonathan AB - An exploratory investigation into the capabilities of hypertext as an educational medium was conducted. To this purpose, a model was advanced in an attempt to provide a theoretical foundation for the explication of hypertext navigation and disorientation in terms of relevant user characteristics. 75 2nd year psychology students from the University of Cape Town participated in a study in order to investigate the claim that the motivational theory of goal orientation has the greatest utility in accounting for the exploitation of links within a hypertext, a necessary precondition for the development of mental models which incorporate both the conceptual and structural elements required for effective learning from, and the reduction of disorientation within, this medium. The results obtained, although compromised, provide some support for this argument. The paper concludes with a discussion of the methodological limitations of the study, as well as possible directions for future research. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - Hypertext navigation, goal (dis)orientation, and the role of mental models : an empirical investigation TI - Hypertext navigation, goal (dis)orientation, and the role of mental models : an empirical investigation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7933 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/7933
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationIpser J. Hypertext navigation, goal (dis)orientation, and the role of mental models : an empirical investigation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7933en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherResearch Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleHypertext navigation, goal (dis)orientation, and the role of mental models : an empirical investigationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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