Multimedia instructions and cognitive load theory: Effects of modality and cueing

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-81

  Tabbers, Huib K ^a,b   Martens, Rob L ^a   Van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 1842432583     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709904322848824     Document Type: Article

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