Individual differences and cognitive load theory

Cognitive Load Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 65-88

  Plass, Jan L ^a   Kalyuga, Slava ^b   Leutner, Detlev ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84928093592     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511844744.006     Document Type: Chapter

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