The promise of multimedia learning: Using the same instructional design methods across different media

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-139

  Mayer, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based instruction (CBI); Computer based learning (CBL); Multi media learning; On line training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037400293     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-4752(02)00016-6     Document Type: Article

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