J.
EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING RESEARCH, Vol.
33(1) 1-29, 2005
MULTIMEDIA AND HYPERMEDIA SOLUTIONS FOR
PROMOTING METACOGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT,
COHERENCE, AND LEARNING
DANIELLE S.
MCNAMARA
University of Memphis
AMY M.
SHAPIRO
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth...
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J.
EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING RESEARCH, Vol.
33(1) 1-29, 2005
MULTIMEDIA AND HYPERMEDIA SOLUTIONS FOR
PROMOTING METACOGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT,
COHERENCE, AND LEARNING
DANIELLE S.
MCNAMARA
University of Memphis
AMY M.
SHAPIRO
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
ABSTRACT
Users of educational hypertext are faced with the challenge of creating
meaning both within and between texts.
Cohesion is an important factor
contributing to whether a reader is able to capture meaning and comprehend
text.
When readers are required to fill in conceptual gaps in text, comprehension can fail if they do not have sufficient knowledge.
Cohesion helps
low-knowledge readers to create a more coherent mental representation of the
text.
However, text that is too cohesive can inhibit active processing, and thus
reduce coherence for more knowledgeable readers.
Similar patterns have
been found for hypertext, which requires readers to create coherence between
multiple electronic texts.
Domain novices are in greater
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