The Mirror Neuron System and Observational Learning: Implications for the Effectiveness of Dynamic Visualizations
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Cognitive load theory has been responsive to challenges of contemporary education by building on theories and research results from other disciplines such as evolutionary biology and neuroscience.
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- Authors
- van Gog, T., Paas, F., Marcus, N., Ayres, P., & Sweller, J.
- Affiliations
- Open University of the Netherlands (NL)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Venue
- Educational Psychology Review
- Published
- 2008-11-14
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21-30
- ISSN
- 1040-726X (ISSN-L)
- 1573-336X
- OpenAlex
- W2035460737
- Cited by
- 284
- References
- 17
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- FWCI
- 12.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- research.ou.nl
- Licence
- other-oa
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Educational Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion)
- DSpace (Open University in the Netherlands) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- UNSWorks (UNSW Sydney) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
- DSpace (Open University in the Netherlands) (submittedVersion)
- UNSWorks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DSpace (Open University in the Netherlands) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Keywords
- mirror neuron system, observational learning, imitation, dynamic visualization, static visualization, instructional design, neural basis of learning, visual learning
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