Cognitive Aids for Guiding Graph Comprehension

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 640-652

  Mautone, Patricia D ^a   Mayer, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

graph comprehension; graphic organizers; science learning; signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548817265     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.3.640     Document Type: Article

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