Relations between the worked example and generation effects on immediate and delayed tests

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 20-30

  Chen, Ouhao ^a   Kalyuga, Slava ^b   Sweller, John ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Element interactivity; Generation effect; Immediate and delayed tests; Worked example effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977654605     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2016.06.007     Document Type: Article

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