Reading while watching video: The effect of video content on reading comprehension and media multitasking ability

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-201

  Lin, Lin ^a   Lee, Jennifer ^a   Robertson, Tip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 80054719522     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EC.45.2.d     Document Type: Article

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