The effect of multiple formats on understanding complex visual displays

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-121

  Taylor, Holly A ^a   Renshaw, Carl E ^b   Choi, Erwin J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTOUR MAP; CURRICULUM; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 44349136628     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-52.2.115     Document Type: Article

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