Managing cognitive load in instructional simulations

Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Learning, EL 2007 - Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2007

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 27-34

  Kalyuga, Slava ^a   Plass, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Instructional simulations; Learner support; Prior knowledge

Indexed keywords

E-LEARNING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

COGNITIVE LOADS; EMPIRICAL DATA; HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY; INPUT PARAMETER; INSTRUCTIONAL SIMULATIONS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; THEORETICAL MODELING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84873049604     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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