Concepedia

Cognitive load as a factor in the structuring of technical material.

John Sweller, Paul Chandler, Paul Tierney, Martin Cooper

Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 1990 · 606 citations · 25 references

Concepts

Cognitive ConceptsProject ManagementEducationCognitionConceptual Knowledge AcquisitionSocial SciencesInstructional DesignTechnical MaterialCognitive AnalysisCognitive FactorCognitive ScienceLearning SciencesDesignUser ExperienceInstructionCognitive EngineeringCognitive System EngineeringKnowledge ManagementCognitive Load

Abstract

The authors investigated the usefulness of cognitive concepts in the instruction of technical material.

References

25

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