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Title: | Encouraging learners to explore websites : hyperlinks as invitations | Authors: | Ho, JCF Yao, MZ |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Source: | Journal of educators online, July 2018, v. 15, no. 2 | Abstract: | We applied a user interface (UI) design approach based on a constructivist perspective for web-based learning that conceptualizes interactions between learners and websites as conversations. Hyperlinks on the UI of a distributed interactive learning environment were treated as invitations for interaction to encourage learners’ active exploration. An experiment for examining the effects of two UI features, namely, additional cues attached to hyperlinks and indication of the website owner, was conducted on the basis of the literature on invitation designs for web surveys. Results reveal that, on a website owned by someone with a high-power status, learners explore further when additional cues are present on the UI. Such effects indirectly enhance learning outcomes. | Keywords: | Constructivist Distributed learning environment Navigation User interface |
Publisher: | Grand Canyon University | Journal: | Journal of educators online | ISSN: | 1547-500X | DOI: | 10.9743/jeo.2018.15.2.4 | Rights: | Journal of Educators Online by Journal of Educators Online is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Based on a work at www.thejeo.com. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.thejeo.com. The following publication Ho, J. C. F., & Yao, M. Z. (2018). Encouraging learners to explore websites: Hyperlinks as invitations. Journal of Educators Online, 15(2) is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.9743/jeo.2018.15.2.4 |
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