Student perceptions and cognitive load: What can they tell us about e-learning Web 2.0 course design?

E-Learning

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-163

  Lambert, Judy ^a   Kalyuga, Slava ^b   Capan, Lisa A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 66249110344     PISSN: 17418887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/elea.2009.6.2.150     Document Type: Article

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