The mirror neuron system and observational learning: Implications for the effectiveness of dynamic visualizations

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-30

  Van Gog, Tamara ^a   Paas, Fred ^a,b   Marcus, Nadine ^c   Ayres, Paul ^c   Sweller, John ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Mirror neuron system; Observational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449209780     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-008-9094-3     Document Type: Article

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