A Comparison of Three Measures of Cognitive Load: Evidence for Separable Measures of Intrinsic, Extraneous, and Germane Load

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 223-234

  DeLeeuw, Krista E ^a   Mayer, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive load; education; learning; measurement; multimedia

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749152256     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.100.1.223     Document Type: Article

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