Cognitive load theory and aging: Effects of worked examples on training efficiency

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-105

  Van Gerven, P W M ^a   Paas, F G W C ^b   Van Merrienboer J J G ^b   Schmidt, H G ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Cognitive load; Complex skills; Instructional design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001777393     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4752(01)00017-2     Document Type: Article

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