Background: On the basis of a multimodal model of working memory, cognitive load theory predicts that a multimedia-based instructional format leads to a better acquisition of complex subject matter than a purely visual instructional format.

doi.org/10.1348/000709903322591208, hdl.handle.net/1765/2842
British Journal of Educational Psychology
Department of Psychology

van Gerven, P., van Merriënboer, J. J. G., Hendriks, M., Schmidt, H., & Paas, F. (2003). The efficiency of multimedia learning into old age. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 73(4), 489–505. doi:10.1348/000709903322591208