Cognitive load theory has been traditionally described as involving three separate and additive types of load. Germane load is considered as a learning-relevant load complementing extraneous and ...

Ouhao Chenu, Juan C. Castro-Alonso, Fred Paas, John Sweller, Extending Cognitive Load Theory to Incorporate Working Memory Resource Depletion: Evidence from the Spacing Effect, Educational Psychology ...

Contemporary research in educational psychology has underscored the pivotal role of cognitive load in shaping the efficacy of multimedia learning. The cognitive load theory posits that learners ...

Learning Transfer & Cognitive Load When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our ...

On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Greg Ashman about cognitive load theory and the constraints of working memory, the many meanings of explicit teaching, why research-based ...

It’s called Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), and it was first developed by the Australian educational psychologist John Sweller. Put simply, CLT characterises our minds as information processing ...

Cognitive load theory has historically focused on managing cognitive burden while learning those new and multifaceted subjects in the first category. Recently, the theory’s “evolutionary turn” has led ...

Cognitive Load and Success: Examining the Critical Balance Presenter: Dr. Kristen Betts: Clinical Professor, Drexel University Kristen Betts, EdD, is a Clinical Professor in the School of Education at ...

Cognitive Load Theory provides a useful framework for understanding the different ways the pandemic could be playing havoc with your mental function.