Signals foster multimedia learning by supporting integration of highlighted text and diagram elements

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-26

  Scheiter, Katharina ^a   Eitel, Alexander ^a  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eye tracking; Integration; Multimedia learning; Signals; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912001270     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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