Cognitive load measurements and stimulated recall interviews for studying the effects of information and communications technology

Educational Technology Research and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-328

  Beers, Pieter J ^a   Boshuizen, Henny P A ^b   Kirschner, Paul A ^b,c   Gijselaers, Wim ^d   Westendorp, Jochem ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Common ground; Complex problem solving; ICT tools; Negotiation; Stimulated recall interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149121981     PISSN: 10421629     EISSN: 15566501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-006-9020-7     Document Type: Article

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