On the robustness of the modality effect: Attempting to replicate a basic finding

Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 231-243

  Lindow, Stefanie ^a   Fuchs, Heather M ^a   Fürstenberg, Anne ^a   Kleber, Janet ^b   Schweppe, Judith ^a   Rummer, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Modality effect; Multimedia learning; Publication bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054709280     PISSN: 10100652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1010-0652/a000049     Document Type: Article

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