The development of Hyper-MNP: Hyper-media navigational performance scale

The present study aimed at developing a scale to evaluate navigational performance as a whole, which is one of the factors influencing learning in hyper media. In line with this purpose, depending on the related literature, an item pool of 15 factors was prepared, and these variables were decreased...

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Published in:Education and information technologies 2016-01, Vol.21 (1), p.149-169
Main Authors: Firat, Mehmet, Kabakci Yurdakul, Işıl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement tests
Cognitive Ability
Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Computer Science
Computers and Education
Correlation
Distance Education
Education
Educational aspects
Educational Technology
Environment
Factor Analysis
Factor Structure
Hypermedia
Hypertext
Information Processing
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)
Information Technology
Internet
Measures (Individuals)
Memory
Metacognition
Navigation (Information Systems)
Nontraditional Education
Open Education
Schemata (Cognition)
Short Term Memory
Students
Teaching Methods
Technology education
Test Construction
Test Reliability
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
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Summary:The present study aimed at developing a scale to evaluate navigational performance as a whole, which is one of the factors influencing learning in hyper media. In line with this purpose, depending on the related literature, an item pool of 15 factors was prepared, and these variables were decreased to 5 based on the views of 38 field experts. In the end, a 3-factor structured was obtained via a pilot application carried out with 32 Information Technologies (IT) students, via the confirmatory factor analysis conducted with 110 IT students and via the reliability analysis carried out with 33 IT students. The scale included 14 items, and the internal consistency coefficient regarding the whole scale was calculated as α  = 0.90. The results of the Pearson correlation analysis revealed that the test-retest correlation coefficients of the items ranged between 0.762 and 0.954. As a result of the analyses conducted, the Hyper-MNP scale was found to be a valid and reliable tool that can be used to measure the navigational performance in hyper media.
ISSN:1360-2357
1573-7608
DOI:10.1007/s10639-014-9313-0