The impact of learner characteristics on information utilization strategies, cognitive load experienced, and performance in hypermedia learning

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 387-401

  Scheiter, Katharina ^a   Gerjets, Peter ^b   Vollmann, Brigitte ^b   Catrambone, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive Load Theory; Hypermedia; Learner characteristics; Learner control; Logfile analyses; Problem solving; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449083500     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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