Abstract

STRUCHINER, Miriam; RICCIARDI, Regina Maria Vieira  and  GIANELLA, Taís Rabetti. Construção e reconstrução de um sistema hipermídia sobre anticorpos monoclonais com base na estrutura cognitiva do especialista de conteúdo. Ciência educ. [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.03, pp.247-260. ISSN 1516-7313.

We report the development of the Monoclonal Antibodies Hypermedia System, aimed at Biosciences undergraduate students. The method used for defining the hypermedia structure and the interface was based on the content specialist structural knowledge. The system first version presented a graphic interface based on a “graphic organizer” to support students navigation and comprehention. Forty two Biology students used the hypermedia as part of the Imunology course activities. Although the hypermedia system was positively evaluated by the students., 11 students reported difficulties in finding information in the hypertext structure. Based on results, the system structure and interface were redesigned. The second version was based on “concept map” (Novak & Gowin, 1994). This version was evaluated by another group of 24 Biology students, presenting positive findings about their orientation and navigation. The results show that among different multidimentional structures, concept maps are effective for specialist content representation and to support student navigation.

Keywords : Hypermedia in Education; Instructional Design; Graphic Representation; Monoclonal Antibodies.

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