Cognitive Load

Cognitive Load is the total amount of mental effort imposed on working memory during information processing, distinguished by its origin in intrinsic task complexity, extraneous instructional design, or germane schema construction within the framework of cognitive load theory.

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4.3K

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Publications

14.8K

The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information.

George Miller · Psychological Review · 1956 · 17.5K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +10

The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information.

George Miller · Psychological Review · 1994 · 17.3K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +10

Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning

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

Social Sciences, Educational Psychology, Psychology +13

The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity

Nelson Cowan · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2001 · 6.8K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +16

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

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John Sweller
UNSW Sydney, Australia
94 publications · 50.1K citations
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Fred Paas
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
80 publications · 25.4K citations
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Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer
Maastricht University, Netherlands
52 publications · 16.1K citations
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Christopher D. Wickens
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
74 publications · 11.6K citations
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Nilli Lavie
University College London, United Kingdom
47 publications · 11.4K citations
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Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
HFES · 284 publications · 26.8K citations
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Computers in Human Behavior
187 publications · 18.5K citations
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Ergonomics
222 publications · 14.5K citations
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
125 publications · 23.1K citations
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Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition
196 publications · 15.6K citations
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