Techniques that increase generative processing in multimedia learning: Open questions for cognitive load research

Cognitive Load Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 153-178

  Moreno, Roxana ^a   Mayer, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79960848644     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511844744.010     Document Type: Chapter

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