Multimedia learning and individual differences: Mediating the effects of working memory capacity with segmentation

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 636-651

  Lusk, Danielle L ^a   Evans, Amber D ^a   Jeffrey, Thomas R ^a   Palmer, Keith R ^a   Wikstrom, Chris S ^a   Doolittle, Peter E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION; MULTIMEDIA LEARNING; POSITIVE EFFECTS; WORKING MEMORIES;

EDUCATION;

EID: 67249134522     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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