Instructional designs for the development of transferable knowledge and skills: A cognitive load perspective

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 332-338

  Kalyuga, Slava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive expertise; Cognitive load; Cognitive measurement; Instructional support; Learner control; Metacognitive skills; Transferable knowledge

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

ADAPTIVE EXPERTISE; COGNITIVE LOAD; COGNITIVE MEASUREMENT; INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT; LEARNER CONTROL; METACOGNITIVE SKILLS; TRANSFERABLE KNOWLEDGE;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 59049096873     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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