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Seductive Details Behind Hyperlinks—Harmful or Helpful for Learning?

Authors: Bender, L.; Renkl, A.; Scheiter, K.; Richter, J.; Eitel, A. · Year: 2026 · Tier: experiment · DOI/URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcal.70205

Adults / lifelong learning Foundations of optimal learning Attention and memory

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ClaimBasis
C8Kill-condition survival 2026-10-27: uninformed mouse-over hyperlink extras lowered transfer (β = 0.15, p = .042); irrelevance instruction still needed.

Review state: first-pass draft, pending human review.

Source note

Note (Swedish)

Randomiserad online-studie (N = 165) om seductive details som musöver-hyperlänkar kontra inbäddade i texten, med eller utan irrelevansinstruktion. Eleverna skattade hyperlänksdetaljer som mindre relevanta, men utan irrelevansinstruktion skadades ändå transfer. Med irrelevansinstruktion skiljde sig transfer inte från kontroll. Används 2026-10-27 som kill-condition-test på C8 (överlevde): hyperlänkformat ensamt räcker inte för att ta bort transfer-skadan.

Metadata as recorded

ID
CLT-014
Tier
RCT
Titel
Seductive Details Behind Hyperlinks—Harmful or Helpful for Learning?
Författare
Bender, L.; Renkl, A.; Scheiter, K.; Richter, J.; Eitel, A.
År
2026
Källa/DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcal.70205
URL
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcal.70205 (open access); FreiDok https://freidok.uni-freiburg.de/data/277495
Tidskrift
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 42(2), e70205
Typ
randomised online experiment, 3 × 2 (no / uninformed / informed seductive details × integrated vs mouse-over hyperlink); N = 165 analysed
Åldersgrupp
vuxen-livslangt
Teman
optimalt-larande-grunder;uppmarksamhet-och-minne
Hämtad
2026-10-27
Paywall
open access (Wiley hybrid; FreiDok copy)
Verifierad
Crossref metadata (title, authors Bender/Renkl/Scheiter/Richter/Eitel, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 42(2), 2026) checked 2026-10-27
Status
in the library since 2026-10-27 (extra2 attack pass; C8 kill-condition test survived).

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