Hypertext

Features of Hypertext
reflects online information structure: wiki-hypertext is additionally:
 * complex & interconnected
 * immediate
 * media rich
 * co-operative
 * dynamic

Criticism: Orientation
Hypertext is indeed non-linear, but individuals still need to go through a sequence of browsing decisions, i.e. a linear process. Instead of visiting important places over and over again, it would be more effective to look at the map -> present hypertext as a map of knowledge (mindmap) Who says that the way the hypertext is interconnected is useful to the learner? Maybe the learner has a different network of knowledge? need for **multiperspectivity**: categories, portals, guided tours, indexes,

Criticism: Willingness to engage in longer texts
[citation?] Users are not willing to read online texts as large as in print.

Efficiency
Without aid, hypertext is no better than textbooks. Students with little prior knowledge even perform worse.

Application

 * ideal for deepening understanding
 * To help understand hypertext: let students create hypertext