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Cognitive load theory
Nathaniel Squires
Created on March 6, 2023
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Instructional designers should limit distractions and block, or chunk, out content to allow for maximum learning and retention.
Working Memory is Limited
True knowledge—combinations of elements beyond rote facts—is built of schemas. Schemas are the cognitive structures that make up our knowledge base.
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True Knowledge is Built of Schemas
As learners build schemas, they are able to more efficiently use working memory in a given learning area. Slow and clumsy becomes smooth and effortless.
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Schemas Provide Efficiency
New information must first be processed by working memory before schema acquisition and long memory can develop.
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All because: