The split-attention principle in multimedia learning

The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 206-226

  Ayres, Paul ^a   Sweller, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84927698062     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139547369.011     Document Type: Chapter

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