Information display interface in hypermedia design

Author

Yang, Shu-Ching

Author_Institution

Graduate Inst. of Educ., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Volume

43

Issue

3

fYear

2000

fDate

8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

296

Lastpage

299

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the types of information display interface in hypermedia design (window-scroll versus frame-based) are perceived, manipulated, or processed identically by their users. The subjects of the study were 18 undergraduates with similar experience in the computer and content domain. A two-condition, independent subject design was employed using the presentation format as the independent variable. The dependent variables were the lesson completion time, accuracy rates, and times at which movement switched. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the data. The results show that the different display formats do not affect the subjects´ performance on any of the dependent variables analyzed. The study concludes by some suggestions for future study

Keywords

computer science education; graphical user interfaces; hypermedia; teaching; accuracy rate; computer science teaching; frame-based interface; hypermedia design; information display interface; lesson completion time; one-way analysis of variance; presentation format; undergraduates; window-scroll interface; Analysis of variance; Application software; Computer aided instruction; Computer displays; Computer science education; Data analysis; Educational technology; Guidelines; Information management; Performance analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.865204

Filename

865204