Effects of pacing and cognitive style across dynamic and non-dynamic representations

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1716-1726

  Höffler, Tim N ^a   Schwartz, Ruth N ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Cognitive style; Instructional animation; Interactive learning environments; Self pacing

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE LOADS; COGNITIVE STYLE; INSTRUCTIONAL ANIMATION; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; SELF-PACING;

ANIMATION; E-LEARNING; USER INTERFACES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 79955102386     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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