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The Integration of Multimedia Hypertext and Interactive Text: It's Effect on Achievement in Comprehension

Adenan Ayob
Sultan Idris Education University, Perak, Malaysia

Abstract---This research paper outlines the main objective; to identify the effect of multimedia hypertext and interactive text on student's achievement in comprehension. A group of form four students from one of the secondary school in Perak, Malaysia was selected as sample. The researcher conducted an experimental study; one group pre-test and post-test. The first objective of this study is to examine the pre-test and post-test student’s achievement. The second objective is to determine if there is any significant difference on student’s achievement in comprehension. From the basic criteria of grade that was given by the Malaysian Examination Board, the student’s achievement was graded as excellent, credit, good, average and minimum in ideas and elaboration. After implementing multimedia hypertext and interactive text, there was a significance difference on student’s achievement in comprehension.

Index Terms---effect, multimedia hypertext, multimedia interactive text, student’s achievement, comprehension, experimental study

Cite: Adenan Ayob, "The Integration of Multimedia Hypertext and Interactive Text: It's Effect on Achievement in Comprehension," Journal of Advances in Information Technology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 48-52, May, 2014.doi:10.4304/jait.5.2.48-52