In Academe, What Is Learned, and How Is It Learned?

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 190-194

  Sweller, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic learning; cognitive load theory; evolution by natural selection; instructional design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930897904     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721415569570     Document Type: Article

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