Cognitive load and instructionally supported learning with provided and learner-generated visualizations

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-93

  Schwamborn, Annett ^a   Thillmann, Hubertina ^b   Opfermann, Maria ^a   Leutner, Detlev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Generative processes; Multimedia learning; Reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESS; COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; COGNITIVE LOADS; COGNITIVE PROCESSING; COGNITIVE THEORY; COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING; FACTORIAL DESIGN; GENERATIVE PROCESSES; IN-LINE; MAIN EFFECT; MENTAL EFFORT; MULTIMEDIA LEARNING; READING COMPREHENSION; SUPPORTED LEARNING; THEORIES OF LEARNING;

VISUALIZATION;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 78449307178     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.05.028     Document Type: Article

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