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August 15, 2026Education SciencesOpen Access

Contribution of Different Teaching Approaches to Reducing Learners’ Cognitive Load in Physics Classrooms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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BRBranka RadulovićJRJelena Živković RadovanovićJBJ. Bajc

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Overview

Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals varying cognitive load reductions across physics teaching methods, indicating implementation quality matters more than technology use alone.

Key Points

  • To systematically review and meta-analytically evaluate the impact of different student-centered teaching approaches on reducing learners' perceived cognitive load in physics education.
  • Followed PRISMA guidelines to screen English-language studies published over the past ten years indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
  • Analyzed data from 32 studies across 28 papers using random-effects meta-analysis, mixed-effects meta-regression, and sensitivity analyses in R.
  • Observed substantial heterogeneity across teaching interventions, with immersive technologies, digital simulations, and mobile learning exhibiting the strongest trends toward reducing cognitive load.
  • Identified that cognitive load reduction relies heavily on instructional implementation quality rather than the mere presence of technology.

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Radulović et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8019bb75c2e31742c85ca3https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16081296
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