Instructional control of cognitive load in the design of complex learning environments

Cognitive Load Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 109-130

  Kester, Liesbeth ^a   Paas, Fred ^b   Van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84874461672     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511844744.008     Document Type: Chapter

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