Novices' need for exploration: Effects of goal specificity on hypertext navigation and comprehension

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Highlights：

• Low prior knowledge (LPK) modulates the effects of reading instructions.

• LPK readers have a need for exploration before focusing on a reading task.

• Specificity of instructions have an impact on navigation performance.

摘要

•Low prior knowledge (LPK) modulates the effects of reading instructions.•LPK readers have a need for exploration before focusing on a reading task.•Specificity of instructions have an impact on navigation performance.

论文关键词：Hypertext/hypermedia,Goal specificity,Web navigation

论文评审过程：Received 23 September 2015, Revised 15 January 2016, Accepted 15 February 2016, Available online 24 February 2016, Version of Record 24 February 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.058