Cognitive Load Theory: How Many Types of Load Does It Really Need?

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-19

  Kalyuga, Slava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Germane load; Intrinsic load; Working memory load

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651288965     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-010-9150-7     Document Type: Article

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