computer software and hardware that allows users to interact with text, graphics, sound, and video, each of which can be accessed from within any of the others
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hypermedia in American English
(ˈhaipərˌmidiə)
noun
(usually used with a singular v)
a system in which various forms of information, as data, text, graphics, video, andaudio, are linked together by a hypertext program
Word origin
[1985–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1985–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: WIMP, codependent, cohousing, neural network, smiley
Examples of 'hypermedia' in a sentence
hypermedia
Based on this taxonomy several classical methods of adaptive educational hypermedia are classified.
Marcus Specht, Daniel Burgos 2007, 'Modeling Adaptive Educational Methods with IMS Learning Design', Journal of Interactive Media in Educationhttps://jime.open.ac.uk/articles/129. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results show that the use of hypermedia can significantly contribute to implicit vocabulary acquisition.
Patrícia Nora de Souza 2011, 'The Use of Hypermedia in Implicit Vocabulary Learning', The ESPecialist: Research in Language for Specific Purposeshttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/esp/article/view/6167. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper presents an evaluation instrument for hypermedia courseware.
Anastasios A. Economides, Georgiadou Elissavet 2003, 'An Evaluation Instrument for Hypermedia Courseware', Educational Technology & Societyhttp://www.ifets.info/journals/6_2/4.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The students used a hypermedia course on an e-learning platform.
Nabila Bousbia, Issam Rebaï, Jean-Marc Labat, Amar Balla 2010, 'Analysing the Relationship between Learning Styles and Navigation Behaviour in Web-BasedEducational System', Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journalhttp://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/22/64. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Of the three informatics specialists, two considered the hypermedia to have fully adequate functionality.
Lydia Vieira Freitas, Liana Mara Rocha Teles, Thaís Marques Lima, Neiva FrancenelyCunha Vieira, Régia Christina Moura Barbosa, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro, Ana Kelvede Castro Damasceno 2012, 'Exame físico no pré-natal: construção e validação de hipermídia educativa para a EnfermagemExamen físico en el prenatal: construcción y validación de los mass media educativopara la Enfermería Physical examination during prenatal care: construction and validationof educational hypermedia for nursing', Acta Paulista de Enfermagemhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002012000400016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The success or otherwise of this approach to hypermedia presentation will remain to be seen.
Jeremy Huggett, Chen Guo-Yuan 2000, '3D Interpretative Modelling of Archaeological Sites/ A Computer Reconstruction ofa Medieval Timber and Earthwork Castle', Internet Archaeologyhttp://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue8/huggett_index.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hypermedia language fragments the expressive elements of classical audiovisual language.
Rafael Díaz Arias 2009, 'El vídeo en el ciberespacio: usos y lenguaje Video in Cyberspace: Usage and Language',Comunicarhttp://www.revistacomunicar.com/numeros_anteriores/archivospdf/33/c33-2009-02-006.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Navigating an information space, particularly in educational hypermedia, has its difficulties.
Ken Sinclair, John Eklund 2000, 'An empirical appraisal of the effectiveness of adaptive interfaces for instructionalsystems', Educational Technology & Societyhttp://www.ifets.info/journals/3_4/eklund.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Current hypermedia learning environments do not have a common development basis.
Ignacio Aedo, Paloma Díaz, Nadia Catenazzi 1997, 'A model for hypermedia learning environments based on electronic books', Research in Learning Technologyhttp://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10567. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)