Cognitive Load Theory: New Conceptualizations, Specifications, and Integrated Research Perspectives
By Fred Paas, Tamara van Gog, John Sweller. 2010
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Over the last few years, cognitive load theory has progressed and advanced rapidly. The articles in this special issue, which document those advances, are based on contributions to the 3rd International Cognitive Load Theory Conference (2009), Heerlen, The Netherlands. The articles of this special issue on cognitive load theory discuss new conceptualizations of the different categories of cognitive load, an integrated research perspective of process-oriented and cognitive load approaches to collaborative learning, an integrated research perspective of cognitive and social–cognitive approaches to example-based learning, and a specification of the theory focusing on the acquisition of generalized knowledge structures as a means to facilitate flexible problem-solving skills. This article provides a short introduction to the theory, discusses some of its recent advances, and provides an overview of the contributions to this issue.
Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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In Artificial Intelligence
- Fred Paas
- John Sweller
- Shazia Wasim Sadiq
- Dragan Gasevic
- Tamara van Gog
- J. V. van Merriënboer
- Slava Kalyuga
- Richard E. Mayer
In Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Fred Paas
- John Sweller
- Dragan Gasevic
- Tamara van Gog
- J. V. van Merriënboer
- Paul A. Kirschner
- Femke C. Kirschner
- Slava Kalyuga
In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Fred Paas
- John Sweller
- Tamara van Gog
- J. V. van Merriënboer
- Dragan Gasevic
- Slava Kalyuga
- Paul A. Kirschner
- Richard E. Mayer
Citations in the corpus
- Impact of AI assistance on student agency (2023, background): “This phenomenon can also be explained through the theory of cognitive load, which suggests that individuals have limited cognitive resources that can be overwhelmed if the load exceeds their capacity (Paas, Van Gog, & Sweller, 2010).”
- An Evolutionary Upgrade of Cognitive Load Theory: Using the Human Motor System and Collaboration to Support the Learning of Complex Cognitive Tasks (2012, background): “Research has, therefore, been concerned mainly with developing and researching instructional techniques for managing the load imposed on working memory by complex tasks in individual learning settings (Paas et al. 2010).”