Combining shared control with variability over surface features: Effects on transfer test performance and task involvement

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 290-298

  Corbalan, Gemma ^a   Kester, Liesbeth ^a   van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Learner control; Surface features; System control; Variability

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE LOAD; LEARNER CONTROL; SURFACE FEATURES; SYSTEM CONTROL; VARIABILITY;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 59049097001     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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