Effectiveness of cognitive-load based adaptive instruction in genetics education

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-88

  Mihalca, Loredana ^a   Salden, Ron J C M ^b   Corbalan, Gemma ^c   Paas, Fred ^d   Miclea, Mircea ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^c Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive instruction; Cognitive load; Learner control; Learning efficiency; Non adaptive program control; Problem selection algorithm

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE INSTRUCTION; COGNITIVE LOADS; LEARNER CONTROL; LEARNING EFFICIENCY; PROGRAM CONTROL; SELECTION ALGORITHM;

CHROMOSOMES; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS;

EID: 78449287699     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.05.027     Document Type: Article

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