1.
The practice
tests you took in computer lab were designed as part of a research study to
evaluate how different types of hypertexts affect reading comprehension. That
is, do hypertexts make it easier, more difficult, or have no affect on reading
comprehension?
You read five
different types of hypertexts:
1.
Glosses, where
you could move your mouse over a new vocabulary item to get the definition
2.
Controlled
Hypertexts, where you were given links to other texts that gave you additional
information on various points made in the reading
3.
Free Hypertexts,
where you read a main text, and then you had to search the Internet to find
additional texts to get more information on the topic
4.
Controlled
Hypertexts with glosses
5.
Free Hypertexts
with glosses
The following set
of questions asks you to give me your feedback/opinions on aspects of the
different types of hypertexts you read this semester:
o
Which of the
hypertexts (Glosses, Controlled, Free, Controlled Gloss, or Free Gloss) did you
find easiest to use? Explain WHY you thought this type of hypertext was easy to
use.
o
Which of the
hypertexts (Glosses, Controlled, Free, Controlled Gloss, or Free Gloss) did you
find most difficult to use? Explain WHY you thought this type of hypertext was
difficult to use.
o
Do you prefer to read
a text with GLOSSES? WHY?
o
Did you use the
correct answers to check and grade your own answers?
o
Did your grades on
the Reading Comprehension tests improve as you continued to do more of them?
o
Please make ONE
specific suggestion for how these hypertexts may be improved and/or changed.