TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge, Interest, Recall and Navigation
T2 - A Look at Hypertext Processing
AU - Lawless, Kimberly A.
AU - Brown, Scott W.
AU - Mills, Robert
AU - Mayall, Hayley J.
PY - 2003/9
Y1 - 2003/9
N2 - This study examines how knowledge and interest affect recall of information from a hypertext environment. Participants were 34 undergraduates enrolled at a college of education in a large western university. Results indicate that domain knowledge significantly predicted both structured and unstructured reading recall of a hypertext. In contrast to patterns found within research on traditional reading environments, interest did not significantly affect recall of hypertext information. Differential navigation patterns emerged in conjunction with varying levels of knowledge and may help to explain these results. The results are discussed in terms of current schema theoretic models of reading comprehension.
AB - This study examines how knowledge and interest affect recall of information from a hypertext environment. Participants were 34 undergraduates enrolled at a college of education in a large western university. Results indicate that domain knowledge significantly predicted both structured and unstructured reading recall of a hypertext. In contrast to patterns found within research on traditional reading environments, interest did not significantly affect recall of hypertext information. Differential navigation patterns emerged in conjunction with varying levels of knowledge and may help to explain these results. The results are discussed in terms of current schema theoretic models of reading comprehension.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15548430jlr3503_5
DO - 10.1207/s15548430jlr3503_5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84990339246
SN - 1086-296X
VL - 35
SP - 911
EP - 934
JO - Journal of Literacy Research
JF - Journal of Literacy Research
IS - 3
ER -