Fostering multimedia learning of science: Exploring the role of an animated agent's image

Computers and Education

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 677-690

  Dunsworth, Qi ^a   Atkinson, Robert K ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animated pedagogical agents; Modality effect; Multimedia learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

ANIMATED PEDAGOGICAL AGENTS; MODALITY EFFECT; MULTIMEDIA LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34249101999     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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