How fading worked solution steps works - A cognitive load perspective

Instructional Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 59-82

  Renkl, Alexander ^a   Atkinson, Robert K ^b   Große, Cornelia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3843105827     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:truc.0000021815.74806.f6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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