Cognitive load in interactive knowledge construction

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 369-375

  Verhoeven, Ludo ^a   Schnotz, Wolfgang ^b   Paas, Fred ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Knowledge construction; Multimedia comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549132136     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.02.002     Document Type: Editorial

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