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January 1, 2003Educational Psychologist2,947 citations

Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design: Recent Developments

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FPFred PaasNSW Department of EducationARAlexander RenklUniversity of FreiburgJSJohn SwellerPennsylvania State University

Key Points

  • To review recent theoretical and empirical developments in cognitive load theory and examine their applications to instructional design.
  • Conceptual review synthesizing advances in cognitive load theory and educational psychology frameworks.
  • Identifies instructional mechanisms designed to align learning materials with human cognitive architecture.
  • Emphasizes instructional strategies that reduce extraneous cognitive load and support working memory during schema acquisition.

Abstract

(2003). Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design: Recent Developments. Educational Psychologist: Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 1-4.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7d83ca2a48916bbbee0adhttps://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep3801_1
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