Learning procedures: The role of working memory in multimedia learning experiences

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 917-940

  Brunyé, Tad T ^a   Taylor, Holly A ^a   Rapp, David N ^b   Spiro, Alexander B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MULTIMEDIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 33751024277     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1236     Document Type: Article

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