Hypermedia and learning: freedom and chaos
Educational Technology - Hypermedia
The structure-mapping engine: algorithm and examples
Artificial Intelligence
Socializing the human-computer environment
Socializing the human-computer environment
Hypertext in context
Hypertext perspectives: using pathfinder to build hypertext systems
Pathfinder associative networks
Applying Gentner's theory of analogy to the teaching of computer programming
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
Spatial versus conceptual maps as learning tools in hypertext
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
Cognitive styles and virtual environments
Journal of the American Society for Information Science - Special topic issue: individual differences in virtual environments
Cognitive styles and hypermedia navigation: development of a learning model
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Structural Knowledge: Techniques for Representing, Conveying, and Acquiring Structural Knowledge
Structural Knowledge: Techniques for Representing, Conveying, and Acquiring Structural Knowledge
Systematic selection and implementation of graphical user interface metaphors
Computers & Education
CHI '82 Proceedings of the 1982 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Mental Representations and Visualization Processes in Organizational Memories
IV '03 Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization
The effects of metaphors on novice and expert learners' performance and mental-model development
Interacting with Computers
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
An approach for designing composite metaphors for user interfaces
Behaviour & Information Technology
Interacting with Computers
Efficient electronic navigation: A metaphorical question?
Interacting with Computers
A study of developing auditory icons for mobile phone service applications in taiwan region
Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
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With the exponential growth of Internet technology, the notion of users' cognition when navigating such a vast information space has gained prominence. Studies suggest that metaphors can serve as effective tools to scaffold users' mental modeling processes. However, how users conceive of the metaphorical aid (as opposed to simply how they perceive it) remains questionable. Cognitive style, or the user's preferred way of information processing, has thus been posited as a possible factor affecting the success of the metaphorical approach in a hypermedia environment. This study explores the effects of visual metaphors and cognitive styles on users' learning performances in terms of structural knowledge and feelings of disorientation. The results indicate that a visual metaphor could improve the quality of mental formation, yet simultaneously increase users' mental load during navigation. In addition, cognitive style is a crucial factor that can significantly affect users' learning performance.