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Beginners Guide to Cognitive Load Theory


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What is cognitive load theory?

Australian educational psychologist and academic, John Sweller published his research on Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning (1988)

Most teachers are naturally interested in how learning happens. Research on retrieval practice, how memory is shaped, as well as cognitive load theory, I thought it would be helpful to publish this blog post in an attempt to explain Sweller's original research as a beginners guide for all teachers.

Firstly, if you are serious about research and you've not read the original research paper, it is important that you do

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23rd March 202111th August 2021 by @TeacherToolkit
Posted in Basic Account, Psychology, Research, Teaching and LearningTagged Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation, Cognitive Load Theory, Extraneous Load, Germane Load, Intraneous Load, John Sweller, Paul A. Kirschner

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