Hypermedia and learning: freedom and chaos
Educational Technology - Hypermedia
Using hypermedia to provide learner control
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
Hypermedia and cognition: designing for comprehension
Communications of the ACM
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Effects of content representation and readers' prior knowledge on the comprehension of hypertext
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Methods for assessing web design through the internet
CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Cognitive load in hypertext reading: A review
Computers in Human Behavior
Explicitness of local navigational links: comprehension, perceptions of use, and browsing behavior
Journal of Information Science
The effects of text structure and prior knowledge of the learner on computer-based learning
Computers in Human Behavior
Semantic scaffolds in hypermedia learning environments
Computers in Human Behavior
Do graphical overviews facilitate or hinder comprehension in hypertext?
Computers & Education
Interacting with Computers
Why does signaling enhance multimedia learning? Evidence from eye movements
Computers in Human Behavior
The influence of leads on cognitive load and learning in a hypertext environment
Computers in Human Behavior
Web-based learning programs: Use by learners with various cognitive styles
Computers & Education
Comprehension effects of signalling relationships between documents in search engines
Computers in Human Behavior
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
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Informational websites that contain pages of related hyperlinked information are often organized in a hierarchical tree, such that child-node pages contain primary content and higher-level parent-node pages link to sets of related child-node pages. In such designs, the parent-node page content can act as topic previews for content contained in their child pages. This article describes a 3 脙聴 2 factorial experiment that examined the effect of preview styles and hierarchical navigation menus on website users' reading comprehension, perceptions of user experience and site exploration behaviour. Significant differences were found for inferential reading comprehension, with higher comprehension occurring when readers were exposed to previews with embedded links, even though previews with embedded links negatively affected user perceptions. Presence or absence of hierarchical menus did not affect comprehension but lack of menus significantly degraded usability perceptions and site exploration. Recommendations for informational website designs are discussed based on these findings.