Research Papers in Physics and Astronomy

 

Title

Millikan Lecture 1992: Hypermedia and the knowing of physics: Standing upon the shoulders of giants

Authors

Robert Fuller

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

April 1993

Comments

Published by American Journal of Physics. American Journal of Physics 61, 300 (1993). ©1993 American Journal of Physics. Permission to use. http://link.aip.org/link/ajp/61/300.

Abstract

Hypermedia is defined and its roots briefly discussed. Models of knowing physics and of intrinsically motivating instruction are presented. Uses of hypermedia to increase the knowing of physics and the motivation of learners are proposed.