Using eye-tracking technology to investigate the redundant effect of multimedia web pages on viewers' cognitive processes

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2410-2417

  Liu, Han Chin ^a   Lai, Meng Lung ^a   Chuang, Hsueh Hua ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Eye tracking technology; Multimedia learning; Redundant effect

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; EYE MOVEMENTS; STUDENTS; WEBSITES;

COGNITIVE LOADS; EYE MOVEMENT DATUM; EYE TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION RESOURCE; MULTI-MEDIA LEARNING; MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION; REDUNDANT EFFECT; VERBAL INFORMATION;

EYE TRACKING;

EID: 80052802137     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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