A coherence effect in multimedia learning: The case for minimizing irrelevant sounds in the design of multimedia instructional messages

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-125

  Moreno, Roxana ^a   Mayer, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034144899     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.92.1.117     Document Type: Article

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