Optimising learning from animations by minimising cognitive load: Cognitive and affective consequences of signalling and segmentation methods

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 765-781

  Moreno, Roxana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; TEACHING; VIDEORECORDING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 34848817669     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1348     Document Type: Article

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