Influence of text structure and prior knowledge of the learner on reading comprehension, browsing and perceived control

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-145

  Calisir, Fethi ^a   Gurel, Zafer ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Browsing; Hypertext; Perceived control; Reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; WEB BROWSERS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

TEXT STRUCTURE;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037349596     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0747-5632(02)00058-4     Document Type: Article

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