A personalization effect in multimedia learning: Students learn better when words are in conversational style rather than formal style

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 389-395

  Mayer, Richard E ^a   Fennell, Sherry ^a   Farmer, Lindsay ^a   Campbell, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 2942593745     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.96.2.389     Document Type: Article

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