Addictive links: the motivational value of adaptive link annotation

Authors: Brusilovsky, Peter; Sosnovsky, Sergey; Yudelson, Michael

Source: New Review in Hypermedia and Multimedia, Volume 15, Number 1, April 2009 , pp. 97-118(22)

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Abstract:

Adaptive link annotation is a popular adaptive navigation support technology. Empirical studies of adaptive annotation in the educational context have demonstrated that it can help students to acquire knowledge faster, improve learning outcomes, reduce navigational overhead, and encourage non-sequential navigation. In this paper, we present our exploration of a lesser known effect of adaptive annotation, its ability to significantly increase students' motivation to work with non-mandatory educational content. We explored this effect and confirmed its significance in the context of two different adaptive hypermedia systems. The paper presents and discusses the results of our work.

Keywords: Adaptive hypermedia; Navigation support; Visual cue; Adaptive annotation; Motivation; E-learning; Empirical study; Assessment

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614560902803570

Affiliations: 1: School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Publication date: 2009-04-01