3D visualization types in multimedia applications for science learning: A case study for 8th grade students in Greece

Computers and Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 390-401

  Korakakis, G ^a   Pavlatou, E A ^a   Palyvos, J A ^a   Spyrellis, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Media in education; Multimedia hypermedia systems; Secondary education; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; APPLICATIONS; EDUCATION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISUALIZATION;

3D ANIMATIONS; 3D VISUALIZATIONS; CASE STUDIES; COGNITIVE LOADS; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS; LEARNING PROCESSES; MEDIA IN EDUCATION; MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS; MULTIMEDIA/HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; SCIENCE COURSES; SCIENCE LEARNINGS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SIMULATIONS; TIME CONTROLS;

TEACHING;

EID: 58049196814     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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