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Hypermedia: Definition And Reasons For Its Use In Education

Charp (1993) defines hypermedia, as used in the educational setting, as the use of two or more media for instructional purposes, e.g. the simultaneous use of photos, graphs, sound animation, and video. According to Peck and Dorricott (1994) there are ten crucial reasons why hypermedia should be used in the education system. These reasons are:

(1) Hypermedia such as videodisc technologies and computers can used to individualize instruction thereby compensating for the fact that students learn and develop at different rates and increasing levels of student learning.

(2) Society is increasingly in need of those who are proficient at accessing, evaluating, and communicating information through technology. By using technological media in the classroom, students are assisted in learning the skills they will need to live successfully in the twenty-first century.

(3) Hypermedia fosters improvement in students' reading and writing skills.

(4) Hypermedia presentations call for higher-order thinking which helps students to learn how to solve complex pro

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ferences.) (JLB) Descriptors: *Autoinstructional Aids; *Communication (Thought Transfer); *Computer Assisted Instruction; *Hypermedia; Learner Controlled Instruction; Teaching Machines Identifiers: *Mental Models selection 2 of 4 DIALOG(R)File 1:ERIC (c) format only 1994 Dialog Info.Svcs. All rts. reserv. EJ485249 IR528821 Preparing for the Integration of Emerging Technologies. Dyrli, Odvard Egil; Kinnaman, Daniel E. Technology and Learning; v14 n9 p92,94,96,98,100 May-Jun 1994 ISSN: 10536720 Available from: UMI Language: English Document Type: POSITION PAPER (120); EVALUATIVE REPORT (142); JOURNAL ARTICLE (080) Journal Announcement: CIJOC}W+XoTz{94 Discussion of the process of integrating new technologies into schools considers the evolution of technology, including personal computers, CD-ROMs, hypermedia, and networking/communications; the transition from Industrial-Age to Information-Age schools; and the logical steps of transition. Sidebars discuss a networked multimedia pilot project and online mentors for teachers and students. (JLB) Descriptors: Computer Networks; *Educational Change; *Educational Technology; Elementary Secondary Education; Futures (of Society); Hypermedia; Information Ne
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