Cognitive load theory, modality of presentation and the transient information effect

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 943-951

  Leahy, Wayne ^a   Sweller, John ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 80051804091     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1787     Document Type: Article

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