The individual differences in working memory capacity principle in multimedia learning

The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 598-620

  Wiley, Jennifer ^a   Sanchez, Christopher A ^b   Jaeger, Allison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139547369.029     Document Type: Chapter

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