Goal-free Effect

The Goal-Free Effect is a cognitive load phenomenon in instructional design wherein problem-solving tasks without specific goal states reduce extraneous cognitive load by preventing means-ends processing, thereby facilitating more efficient schema acquisition compared to goal-specific tasks.

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Publications per year

2017–2026

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Authors

28

  1. BW
    Brandon W. Youker

    Grand Valley State University, United States

    4 publications · 69 citations

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  2. AI
    Allyssa Ingraham

    Grand Valley State University, United States

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  3. PD
    Phillip Donaldson

    Central Queensland University, Australia

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. MB
    Matthew Browne

    Central Queensland University, Australia

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. JS
    John Sweller

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    1 publications · 157 citations

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Venues

  1. Australian Journal of Psychology

    AJP · 1 publications · 157 citations

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  2. Simulation & Gaming

    S&G · 1 publications · 49 citations

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  3. Jurnal Cakrawala Pendidikan

    1 publications · 125 citations

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  4. Journal of Gambling Studies

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. Human Resource Development International

    1 publications · 11 citations

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