When graphics improve liking but not learning from online lessons

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1618-1625

  Sung, Eunmo ^a   Mayer, Richard E ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

e Learning; Graphics; Multimedia effect; Multimedia learning; Seductive details; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

GRAPHICS; MULTIMEDIA EFFECT; MULTIMEDIA LEARNING; SEDUCTIVE DETAILS; WEB BASED LEARNING;

E-LEARNING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84863719280     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.03.026     Document Type: Article

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