Cognitive load and learning effects of mobile learning for the students with different learning styles

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-293

  OuYang, Yin ^a   Yin, Mei Chun ^a   Wang, Pofen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cognitive load; learning achievement; learning attitude; learning style; m learning; mobile learning; PDA; personal digital assistants

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650258172     PISSN: 1746725X     EISSN: 17467268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2010.033556     Document Type: Article

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