Cognitive Load Theory

• Main Authors: Sweller, John (Author), Ayres, Paul (Author), Kalyuga, Slava (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Explorations in the Learning Sciences, Instructional Systems and Performance Technologies ; 1
• Subjects: Education.; Educational psychology.; Education > Psychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Educational Psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.; Learning & Instruction.

Cognitive Load Theory   John Sweller, Paul Ayres, Slava Kalyuga     Effective instructional design depends on the close study of human cognitive architecture—the processes and structures that allow people to acquire and use knowledge. Without this background, we might recognize that a teaching strat...