Taming a beast of burden - On some issues with the conceptualisation and operationalisation of cognitive load

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-264

  Beckmann, Jens F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Complexity; Element interactivity; Individual differences; Instructional design

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949121653     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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