🧠 Psychology Undergraduate

Cognitive Load Theory and the Design of Instructional Materials

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Cognitive load theory holds that instructional design should minimise demands on working memory that do not contribute to learning. This essay examines the distinction between intrinsic, extraneous and germane load, reviews the worked-example and split-attention effects, and considers the expertise-reversal effect as a genuine constraint on the theory's prescriptions.

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1 Abstract
2 Working Memory as the Binding Constraint
3 Three Kinds of Load
4 The Worked-Example Effect
5 Split Attention and Redundancy
6 Expertise Reversal
7 Conclusion
8 References

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