Individual versus group learning as a function of task complexity: An exploration into the measurement of group cognitive load

Beyond Knowledge: The Legacy of Competence: Meaningful Computer-based Learning Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 21-28

  Kirschner, Femke ^a   Paas, Fred ^a   Kirschner, Paul A ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77956181564     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8827-8_4     Document Type: Chapter

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