The effects of graphic organizers giving cues to the structure of a hypertext document on users' navigation strategies and performance

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-26

  Nilsson, Rachel Michael ^a   Mayer, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphical organizer; Hypertext; Navigation strategy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS; NAVIGATION;

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0036663563     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.2002.1011     Document Type: Article

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