Applying cognitive load theory to the design of Web-based instruction

IPCC/SIGDOC 2000: Technology and Teamwork - Proceedings, IEEE Professional Communication Society International Professional Communication Conference and ACM Special Interest Group on Documentation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 353-360

  Feinberg, S ^a   Murphy, M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DESIGN; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; USER INTERFACES; WEB SERVICES; WEBSITES;

COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY; COGNITIVE LOADS; INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES; LONG TERM MEMORY; MULTIMEDIA FORMAT; WEB-BASED INSTRUCTIONS; WORKING MEMORY;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84960478601     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2000.887293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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