Tourism students' mental imagery ability: Implications for multimedia learning environments

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-311

  Lee, Woojin ^a   Gretzel, Ulrike ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive styles; Mental imagery ability; Multimedia learning environments; Multimedia learning theory; Virtual learning environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649761011     PISSN: 15313220     EISSN: 15313239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313220.2010.525422     Document Type: Article

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