Measuring load on working memory: The use of heart rate as a means of measuring chemistry students cognitive load

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 641-647

  Cranford, Kristen N ^a   Tiettmeyer, Jessica M ^a   Chuprinko, Bryan C ^a   Jordan, Sophia ^a   Grove, Nathaniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; Learning Theories; Second Year Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900548542     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed400576n     Document Type: Article

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