An examination of two mental workload measurement approaches to understanding multimedia learning

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 474-481

  Wiebe, Eric N ^a   Roberts, Edward ^b   Behrend, Tara S ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive load measurement; Cognitive load theory; Mental workload; Multimedia learning; Subjective ratings

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE LOAD MEASUREMENT; COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; MENTAL WORKLOAD; MULTIMEDIA LEARNING; SUBJECTIVE RATING;

NASA;

EID: 76949097627     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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