Effects of content representation and readers' prior knowledge on the comprehension of hypertext

摘要: This study investigated the role of various types content representation devices on comprehension an expository hypertext. We hypothesized that hierarchical representations, but not network may help low prior knowledge students organize their text contents. Forty-seven with or high in Social Psychology were asked to read a hypertext using one three representations: map, map and alphabetic list. Then, participants performed multiple choice task, summary task concept drawing task. The improved for at global, local level. There was no effect students. discuss implications these results theory processes involved reading