NDLI: The measurement of navigational paths in a hypertext environment

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Becker, D.A. Dwyer, M.D.
Copyright Year	1994
Description	Author affiliation: Anderson Sch. of Manage., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA (Becker, D.A.)
Abstract	As advocated by Jonassen (1988), one technique for addressing the human computer interaction present in hypertext applications involves analysis of the paths followed by the users of the hypertext. Because hypertext allows the user to choose, within parameters set by the hypertext author, not only the elements that will be covered, but also the order in which they are addressed, measurement and examination of the actual paths followed by users can provide valuable insight to hypertext designers, researchers, and educators. This paper addresses two key objectives. The first objective of this paper is to extend the work of Beasley and Vila (1992). In their study, Beasley and Vila found a statistically significant difference in male and female hypertext users in terms of the degree of linearity and non-linearity of their search paths. Given freedom of choice of topics, Beasley and Vila found that the female students chose to pursue a more linear path through the topical matter than did the male subjects. This paper adds to Beasley and Vila's work by investigating variations in the type and quantity of network information utilized by gender. We hypothesize that gender differences will occur in both the type and quantity of information examined by users. The second objective of this research is to provide descriptive statistics pertaining to the utilization of information contained in the hypertext network.
Starting Page	1820
Ending Page	1825
File Size	447925
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780321294
DOI	10.1109/ICSMC.1994.400115
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1994-10-02
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Navigation Human computer interaction Application software Linearity Statistics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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