The effects of text structure and prior knowledge of the learner on computer-based learning

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 439-450

  Calisir, Fethi ^a   Eryazici, Mert ^a   Lehto, Mark R ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Browsing; Hypertext; Perceived control; Reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TEXT PROCESSING;

GENERATIVE TEXT; HIERARCHICAL HYPERTEXT; READING COMPREHENSION;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 38149102512     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.01.032     Document Type: Article

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