Cognitive load theory, the transient information effect and e-learning

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 449-457

  Wong, Anna ^a   Leahy, Wayne ^b   Marcus, Nadine ^a   Sweller, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animation effects; Cognitive load theory; e learning; Modality effect; Transient information effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865585681     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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