The influence of cognitive load on learning from hypertext

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-255

  Niederhauser, Dale S ^a   Reynolds, Ralph E ^b   Salmen, Donna J ^b   Skolmoski, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034347062     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/81BG-RPDJ-9FA0-Q7PA     Document Type: Article

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