High Element Interactivity Information During Problem Solving may Lead to Failure to Obtain the Testing Effect

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 291-304

  Leahy, Wayne ^a   Hanham, José ^b   Sweller, John ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Element interactivity; Testing effect; Worked examples

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929843010     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-015-9296-4     Document Type: Article

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