Advances in Cognitive Load Theory: Rethinking Teaching (Local/Global Issues in Education)

Synopsis

Cognitive load theory uses our knowledge of how people learn, think and solve problems to design instruction. In turn, instructional design is the central activity of classroom teachers, of curriculum designers, and of publishers of textbooks and educational materials, including digital information. Characteristically, the theory is used to generate hypotheses that are tested using randomized controlled trials. Cognitive load theory rests on a base of hundreds of randomized controlled trials testing many thousands of primary and secondary school children as well as adults. That research has been conducted by many research groups from around the world and has resulted in a wide range of novel instructional procedures that have been tested for effectiveness. Advances in Cognitive Load Theory, in describing current research, continues in this tradition. Exploring a wide range of instructional issues dealt with by the theory, it covers all general curriculum areas critical to educational and training institutions and outlines recent extensions to other psycho-educational constructs including motivation and engagement. With contributions from the leading figures from around the world, this book provides a one-stop-shop for the latest in cognitive load theory research and guidelines for how the findings can be applied in practice.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000022872

Related ISBNs:

9780429283895, 9780367246907, 9780367246907, 9780367246884, 9780367246884

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

07/24/19

Copyrighted By:

Sharon Tindall-Ford, Shirley Agostinho, John Sweller

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Sharon Tindall-Ford

Edited by:

Shirley Agostinho

Edited by:

John Sweller