Denise Tolhurst, d.tolhurst@unsw.edu.au
School of Information Systems
University of New South Wales
Tuesday 17 November, 1998: 11am
Abstract
The focus of this doctoral research was investigating approaches that
will assist learners to take purposeful and effective control of their
learning in information rich but potentially overwhelming environments.
Research in the domain of learner control has provided some mixed and
sometimes contradictory findings, but the lure of finding ways to assist
learners to take control of their learning is one that promises to cater
for the individual needs of students, helping them to reach their
potential. Studies of CAI environments have indicated that individuals
who have prior domain knowledge, prior system knowledge and some purpose
or structure in their learning are better able to accept control of
their own learning, and are more likely to produce more desirable
learning outcomes.
The study I shall report aimed to utilise existing hypermedia
products on the educational market, and find procedures and strategies
that can be used in the classroom situation that will encourage students
to make effective, productive and independent use of such systems.
The hypothesis for my study is expressed as a covariance structure
model, with the major part of the analysis undertaken using LISREL.
Back to HAIL Home Page
Back to Home Page