KNOWLEDGE-ENGINEERING USING HYPERCARD - A LEARNING-STRATEGY FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION

Computer technology, and especially the new Hypermedia programs, have been predicted to change the nature of computer-based instruction. Con structing a hypermedia document has been suggested to be a form of kno wledge-engineering. Knowledge-engineering has been reported to provide valuable learning experiences for tertiary students. This study inves tigated the nature of learning experiences and quality of learning ach ieved by tertiary students when they organized information into a Hype rmedia computer program, HyperCard. Designing and constructing HyperCa rd stacks was found to be a valuable learning strategy which provided qualitatively different learning experiences from a traditional learni ng strategy, class tutorial presentations. It was also found that Hype rCard stacks could be used by lecturers to identify students who hold misconceptions about relationships between sets of information on a to pic.