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Learning Under Cognitive Load

Learning Under Cognitive Load is a theoretical construct that characterizes the process of acquiring and retaining knowledge when limited working memory resources are strained by intrinsic, extraneous, or germane cognitive demands during instruction.

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279

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771

Nine Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning

Richard E. Mayer, Roxana Moreno · Educational Psychologist · 2003 · 4.1K citations

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Cognitive load theory, learning difficulty, and instructional design

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

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Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design: Recent Developments

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

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Cognitive Load Theory and the Format of Instruction

Paul Chandler, John Sweller · Cognition and Instruction · 1991 · 2.8K citations

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Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory

Susanne M. Jaeggi, Martin Buschkuehl, John Jonides et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JS
    John Sweller

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    64 publications · 25.4K citations

    48

    h-index

  2. FP
    Fred Paas

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    45 publications · 14.8K citations

    39

    h-index

  3. JJ
    Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    25 publications · 9.4K citations

    23

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  4. SK
    Slava Kalyuga

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    27 publications · 3.3K citations

    21

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  5. PC
    Paul Chandler

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    23 publications · 9.4K citations

    18

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Institutions

668

  1. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    51 h-index

    138 publications

    33.4K citations

  2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    34 h-index

    57 publications

    8.5K citations

  3. Open University of the Netherlands

    Heerlen, The Netherlands

    34 h-index

    77 publications

    21.7K citations

  4. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    22 h-index

    45 publications

    7.1K citations

  5. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    23 publications

    2K citations

  6. University of Wollongong

    Wollongong, Australia

    13 h-index

    22 publications

    4.5K citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    3.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Educational Psychology Review

    36 publications · 8.4K citations

    33

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  2. Applied Cognitive Psychology

    ACP · 34 publications · 4.3K citations

    25

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  3. Journal of Educational Psychology

    28 publications · 6.8K citations

    24

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  4. Learning and Instruction

    20 publications · 6.9K citations

    19

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  5. Computers in Human Behavior

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

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