The worked example effect, the generation effect, and element interactivity

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 689-704

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive load theory; Element interactivity; Expertise reversal effect; Generation effect; Worked example effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027920959     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000018     Document Type: Article

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