Cognitive Demands of New Technologies and the Implications for Learning Theory

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 439-467

  Torraco, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84993782386     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484302238436     Document Type: Article

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