Learning from multimedia presentations: Facilitation function of animations and spatial abilities

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-485

  Münzer, Stefan ^a   Seufert, Tina ^b   Brünken, Roland ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animation; Multimedia learning; Spatial abilities; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350093159     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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