Contemporary cognitive load theory research: The good, the bad and the ugly

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-105

  Kirschner, Paul A ^a   Ayres, Paul ^b   Chandler, Paul ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; COGNITIVE LOADS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 78449305584     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.06.025     Document Type: Note

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