An assessment of networked multimedia and hypermedia

Abstract

This paper is an assessment of our experiences using networked multimedia and hypertext documents at the US Military Academy. Over the last two years, we have taught a course in which the course material is rich in networked multimedia and hypertext. During the last year, we began a formal assessment of the pedagogical effects of using this hypertext and multimedia in the classroom and making it available in the student's rooms. This assessment used a course population of approximately 200 students and consisted of measurements of: (1) the amount of time each lesson the student spent using a particular multimedia tool; and (2) the student's assessment of each tool at the end of the semester. You can use the results of this assessment to plan your development of multimedia and hypertext documents.