Using animations and visual cueing to support learning of scientific concepts and processes

Computers and Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 650-658

  Lin, Lijia ^a   Atkinson, Robert K ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human computer interface; Interactive learning environments; Multimedia hypermedia systems

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING OUTCOME; LEARNING TIME; MULTIMEDIA ENVIRONMENT; MULTIMEDIA/HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SUPPORT LEARNING; VISUAL CUES; VISUAL PRESENTATION;

ANIMATION; INTERFACES (COMPUTER);

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 78650173231     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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