Learning from multiple representations: An examination of fixation patterns in a science simulation

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 234-242

  Okeefe, Paul A ^a,b,c   Letourneau, Susan M ^a,b   Homer, Bruce D ^b   Schwartz, Ruth N ^a   Plass, Jan L ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixation patterns; Multimedia learning; Multiple representations; Simulations

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS;

COMPUTER-BASED MODELING; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; MULTI-MEDIA LEARNING; MULTIMEDIA SIMULATION; MULTIPLE REPRESENTATION; SIMULATION ELEMENTS; SIMULATIONS; TRANSITION FREQUENCIES;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84897421962     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.040     Document Type: Article

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