Cognitive Load Theory: Implications for medical education: AMEE Guide No. 86

Medical Teacher

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 371-384

  Young, John Q ^a   Van Merrienboer, Jeroen ^b   Durning, Steve ^c   Ten Cate, Olle ^d  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Center for Research and Development of Education   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL;

EID: 84898945855     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.889290     Document Type: Article

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