Browse by hypertext: an experimental training course in networked thinking in elementary school

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Alessandro Antonietti
Laura Carrubba

Abstract

It is argued that hypertexts are often unique because teaching tools' allow students to move freely in the content network, choosing their own path to take. However, this freedom 'puts the student in front of the possible risk of being lost in space hypertext and experience the sensation of strong cognitive disorientation

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Alessandro Antonietti, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano

Dipartimento di Psicologia, Laboratorio di Psicologia Cognitiva

Laura Carrubba, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano

Dipartimento di Psicologia, Laboratorio di Psicologia Cognitiva

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