A comparison of approaches to learning task selection in the training of complex cognitive skills

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-333

  Salden, Ron J C M ^a   Paas, Fred ^a   Van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Complex cognitive skills; Learning task selection

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

COGNITIVE LOAD; COMPLEX COGNITIVE SKILLS; LEARNING TASK SELECTION;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 30144431602     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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