Evaluating older adults' retention in hypertext perusal: Impacts of presentation media as a function of text topology

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 491-503

  Lin, Dyi Yih Michael ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disorientation; Hypertext; Multimedia; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA PROCESSING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; STORAGE ALLOCATION (COMPUTER); TOPOLOGY; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DISORIENTATION; OLDER ADULTS;

HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS;

EID: 1842737074     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2003.10.024     Document Type: Article

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