Relative effectiveness of animated and static diagrams: An effect of learner prior knowledge

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 852-861

  Kalyuga, Slava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animations; Diagrams; Expertise reversal effect; Learner prior knowledge; Learner tailored instruction

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; STUDENTS;

EXPERTISE REVERSAL EFFECTS; LEARNER TAILORED INSTRUCTIONS; STATIC DIAGRAMS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 39749165822     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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