What makes text-picture-integration difficult? A structural and procedural analysis of textbook requirements

Ricerche di Psicologia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-135

  Schnotz, Wolfgang ^a   Ullrich, Mark ^a   Hochpöchler, Ulrike ^a   Horz, Holger ^a   McElvany, Nele ^a   Schroeder, Sascha ^a   Baumert, Jürgen ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Multimedia; Schoolbooks; Text picture integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892364768     PISSN: 03916081     EISSN: 19725620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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