Investigating the relationship between task complexity, cognitive ability and disorientation in hypertext navigation
Investigating the relationship between task complexity, cognitive ability and disorientation in hypertext navigation
Author(s): Alper Bayazit, Servet Bayram, Gonca Kizilkaya CumaogluSubject(s): Education, Communication studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
Keywords: Disorientation; cognitive ability; hypermedia navigation; task complexity;
Summary/Abstract: Users sometimes face a common and serious problem called disorientation, which is defined as the feeling of being lost in a web-based environment. It is important to determine the reasons for disorientation in order to make the students navigate more efficiently in these environments. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between navigation patterns,disorientation level and students’ cognitive ability. For this purpose, an experimental research was designed and a 223-pageWiki environment was developed as a network structured hypertext environment. Sixty-nine university students’ navigation processes including 6.880-row log data were recorded in order to measure their disorientation scores. We found that task complexity negatively affected disorientation scores. Disorientation scores decreased as the tasks became more difficult.Possible causes of the results are discussed.
Journal: World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues
- Issue Year: 10/2018
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 286-298
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English