Rapid cognitive assessment of learners' knowledge structures

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Kalyuga, Slava ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arithmetic word problems; Cognitive diagnosis; Cognitive load theory; Rapid assessment of expertise; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644803218     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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