Memory characteristics and modality in multimedia learning: An aptitude-treatment-interaction study

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-42

  Seufert, Tina ^a   Schütze, Maren ^a   Brünken, Roland ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aptitude treatment interaction; Expertise reversal effect; Memory strategy skills; Modality effect; Multimedia; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849112865     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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