Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Reed College of Media
Department
Reed College of Media
Committee Chair
Bob Britten
Committee Co-Chair
Jeff Jackson
Committee Member
Mary Kay McFarland
Committee Member
John Temple
Abstract
The purpose of this case study is to examine possibilities for improving upon hypermedia design in regards to readers and their varied levels of prior knowledge. By creating a hypermedia website that looks at the development of rock climbing at Coopers Rock State Forest, I will explore the possibility of using prompts intended to help prepare readers with low levels of subject (rock climbing) knowledge to understand and make sense of the content. However, at the same time, it is important to allow readers with high levels of subject knowledge to bypass these prompts because of their ability to limit a high knowledge reader's tendency to engage in active processing. This project will provide a model to act as a means of comparison and critique for future hypermedia designs.
Recommended Citation
Vickers, Jonathan, "A hypermedia design for both high and low knowledge readers" (2014). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 506.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/506