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In this paper we discuss MetaLinks, a framework and authoring tool for web-based adaptive hyper-books. We focus on how features of the system address the problem issues of disorientation, cognitive overload, discontinuous flow (poor narrative flow or poor conceptual flow), and content non-readiness.
This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research ASSERT grant no. ONR/N00014-97-1-0815, and the National Science Foundation’s CCD program grant no. NSF DUE-9652993. We would like to thank Saunders College Publishing for the use of content from their introductory geology text book [ 1 ].
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Murray, T., Shen, T., Piemonte, J., Condit, C., Thibedeau, J. (2000). Adaptivity for Conceptual and Narrative Flow in Hyperbooks: The MetaLinks System. In: Brusilovsky, P., Stock, O., Strapparava, C. (eds) Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-Based Systems. AH 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1892. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44595-1_15
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