Journal Article

Cognitive Load Theory: Advances in Research on Worked Examples, Animations, and Cognitive Load Measurement

Sweller, John, van Gog, Tamara, Paas, Fred

2010

Overview

The contributions to this special issue document some recent advances of cognitive load theory, and are based on contributions to the Third International Cognitive Load Theory Conference (2009), Heerlen, The Netherlands. The contributions focus on developments in example-based learning, amongst others on the effects of integrating worked examples in cognitive tutoring systems; specify the effects of transience on cognitive load and why segmentation may help counteract these effects in terms of the role of time in working memory load; and discuss the possibilities offered by electroencephalography (EEG) to provide a continuous and objective measure of cognitive load. This article provides a short introduction to the contributions in this issue.

• Publisher: Springer,Springer US,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Animation / Child and School Psychology / Cognition & reasoning / Cognitive Ability / Education / Educational environment / Educational Psychology / Educational research / Educational Researchers / Electroencephalography / Guidance / Learning / Learning and Instruction / Learning procedures / Memory / Meta Analysis / Metacognition / Model animation / Open Universities / Problem Solving / Resistance (Psychology) / Review Article / REVIEW ARTICLES / Shared Resources and Services / Short Term Memory / Tutoring / Working memory