Cognitive Effects of Multimedia Learning Robert Z. Zheng University of Utah, USA
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Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................................... xv Acknowledgment................................................................................................................................. xxi Section I Multimedia Learning: Cognitive Perspectives Chapter I Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design in a Multimedia Context............................................ 1 Renae Low, University of New South Wales,