An examination of cognitive processing of multimedia information based on viewers' eye movements

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 503-517

  Liu, Han Chin ^a   Chuang, Hsueh Hua ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cognitive load; eye movements; eye tracking; information processing; multimedia learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858974508     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820903520123     Document Type: Article

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