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Cognitive load theory was developed in the late 1980s out of a study of problem solving by John Sweller. [2] Sweller argued that instructional design can be used to reduce cognitive load in learners.
[3] [full citation needed] According to Sweller: "The worked example effect is the best known and most widely studied of the cognitive load effects". [4]: 165 Worked examples improve learning by reducing cognitive load during skill acquisition, and "is one of the earliest and probably the best known cognitive load reducing technique".
John Sweller (born 1946) is an Australian educational psychologist who is best known for formulating an influential theory of cognitive load. [1] He is currently (i.e., 2020) Professor Emeritus at the University of New South Wales .
Chandler and Sweller found through empirical study that the integration of text and diagrams reduces cognitive load and facilitates learning. [5] They found that the split-attention effect is evident when learners are required to split their attention between different sources of information (e.g., text and diagrams).
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Sweller et al. conducted several classroom-based studies with students studying algebra problems. [41] These studies have shown that active problem solving early in the learning process is a less effective instructional strategy than studying worked examples (Sweller and Cooper, 1985; Cooper and Sweller, 1987). Certainly active problem solving ...
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This is in line with the Cognitive Load Theory, [3] suggesting that humans have a limited capacity in their working memory, and when it is overloaded or impacted due to factors like stress, individuals can have the tendency to avoid the source of incoming information. [3] [4]