Individual and group-based learning from complex cognitive tasks: Effects on retention and transfer efficiency

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 306-314

  Kirschner, Femke ^a   Paas, Fred ^a,b   Kirschner, Paul A ^a,c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Collaborative learning; Individual learning; Learning efficiency; Task complexity; Transfer performance

Indexed keywords

INTEROPERABILITY; PROGRAMMING THEORY; TESTING;

COGNITIVE LOAD; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; INDIVIDUAL LEARNING; LEARNING EFFICIENCY; TASK COMPLEXITY; TRANSFER PERFORMANCE;

EDUCATION;

EID: 59049093316     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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