"tV no longer commands our full attention": Effects of second-screen viewing and task relevance on cognitive load and learning from news

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-109

  Van Cauwenberge, Anna ^a   Schaap, Gabi ^b   Van Roy, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Computer mediated communication; Limited capacity; Media multitasking; News learning; Second screen viewing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

COGNITIVE LOADS; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; LIMITED CAPACITY; NEWS LEARNING; SECOND SCREENS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84903136917     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.021     Document Type: Article

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