Measurement of cognitive load during multimedia learning activities

Cognitive Effects of Multimedia Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 34-50

  Cook, Anne E ^a   Zheng, Robert Z ^a   Blaz, Jacquelyn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 78651478413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-158-2.ch003     Document Type: Chapter

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