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Hypermedia and instruction

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Hypermedia and its educational applications are discussed in this article. Background information is provided, and software, knowledge representation, navigation, and authoring issues are described. Issues about hypermedia's role in learning also are examined, and hypotheses are advanced about when it may be an effective teaching approach. One conclusion is that hypermedia has strengths and weaknesses and that it may become merely hyped media unless good teaching applications are developed.

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    Craig Locatis, Gary Letourneau & Richard Banvard

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Locatis, C., Letourneau, G. & Banvard, R. Hypermedia and instruction. ETR&D 37, 65–77 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02307723

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