John Sweller

Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning

John Sweller · Cognitive Science · 1988 · 8.4K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Educational Psychology, Psychology +13

Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching

Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller, Richard E. Clark · Educational Psychologist · 2006 · 6.7K citations · Full text

Education, Educational Psychology, Instruction +16

Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design

John Sweller, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer, Fred Paas · Educational Psychology Review · 1998 · 5.6K citations

Education, Educational Technology, Instruction +14

Cognitive load theory, learning difficulty, and instructional design

John Sweller · Learning and Instruction · 1994 · 3.6K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Instruction +13

Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design: Recent Developments

Fred Paas, Alexander Renkl, John Sweller · Educational Psychologist · 2003 · 2.8K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Psychology +14