Worked example effects in individual and group work settings

Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-367

  Retnowati, Endah ^a   Ayres, Paul ^a   Sweller, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Group work; Worked examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951748475     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443411003659960     Document Type: Article

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