Date of Award
Summer 2005
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication
First Advisor
Griffin, Robert
Second Advisor
Havice, Michael
Third Advisor
Ksobiech, Kenneth
Abstract
Given the increased volume and ease of access to information, this study seeks to understand the impact of hypermedia, as an information management tool, and metacognitive strategies, as a method of process-oriented instruction on, the type and amount of cognitive work in which subjects will engage. The study found that, consistent with the Heuristic Systematic Processing Model, students with larger information sufficiency gaps will engage in more analytical systematic processing and students with smaller information sufficiency gaps will engage in more shallow heuristic processing. The study also found that the introduction of metacognitive strategies had some positive effects on learning and knowledge transfer. Most notable, perhaps, is the finding that hypermedia enhances the critical thought of subjects predisposed to shallow thought and reduces the critical thought of subjects already predisposed to be critical thinkers.
Recommended Citation
Inman, K. Alex, "The Effect of the Information Sufficiency Gap on Cognitive Work in a Web-Based, Process-Oriented Learning Environment" (2005). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 1687.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/1687