The impact of pedagogical agent gesturing in multimedia learning environments: A meta-analysis

Educational Research Review

Volumn 24, Issue , 2018, Pages 193-209

  Davis, Robert O ^a  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Gesture; Meta Analysis; Pedagogical agents; Persona

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048886658     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2018.05.002     Document Type: Review

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