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Article: DESIGNING THE HYPERMEDIA-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- International Journal of Instructional Media
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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INTRODUCTION
Computer software design for educational purposes has fundamentally altered education in recent times. Hypermedia is one of the newest tools for education and other related fields. However, understanding the advantages and limitations of hypermedia for educational applications is a crucial event in instructional technology before applying hypermedia to education. The paper will discuss the necessary learning environment for such educational application.
Although it can be described variously, the current popular notion about hypermedia is formed and hybridized by two different fields: multimedia and hypertext (Burton, Moore, & Holmes, 1995). ...