A split-attention effect in multimedia learning: Evidence for dual processing systems in working memory

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 312-320

  Mayer, Richard E ^a   Moreno, Roxana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032396526     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.90.2.312     Document Type: Article

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