Evaluation of the Perseus Hypermedia Corpus
As part of ongoing evaluation of the Perseus system, the system interface
was examined at six different university sites and two museum sites. Observations,
interviews, and written questionnaire data revealed that the interface
effects on student learning are stronger than effects of previous computer
experience (Marchionini & Crane, TOIS, 1993). Perseus is a complex
and flexible system; students who used it in a directed fashion successfully
completed assignments by using specific features but had difficulty recovering
from errors; students who used it in exploratory fashion required significant
learning time to use its many features. A customized interface for use
in a museum setting (National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC) was easily
used by visitors of all ages. These results influenced subsequent system
design and the development of curriculum materials.
Participants:
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Gary Marchionini, College of Library
and Information Systems
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