John Sweller Theory Basics
1988
What year did Sweller introduce Cognitive Load theory?
CTL
What is the abbreviate term for Cognitive Load Theory?
San Serif
What font is best for easier consumption of Instructional Design?
Redundancy
Recognize faces or learn to speak
What is an example of the manner in which we learn (e.g., Bentin et al. 1999) (e.g., Kuhl 2000) that provides a startling example/s of our ability to discover large amounts of complex knowledge without explicit instruction?
CDL
What is the abbreviate term for Cognitive Load Theory?
The cognitive load associated with an instructional task when it is ineffective or detrimental to learning.
What is extraneous cognitive load?
Keep it simple.
What is the best way to have an easy to understand ID lesson?
Expertise reversal
How can a teacher help a student learn by example?
De Groot (1965).
Who created evidence for the critical importance of long-term memory to cognitive functioning?
Instructional Design
What does Sweller suggest helps with CLT?
The cognitive load imposed by the number of interacting elements a learner must process in an instructional task.
What is intrinsic cognitive load?
Repetitive Elements
How can you enhance the material in your Instructional Design or lesson?
Stop after 5 minutes. Do not go over too much information at once.
What is a good way to let students absorb information?
Schema construction
What is it called when skilled performance develops through the building of increasing numbers of ever more complex schemas by combining elements consisting of lower-level schemas into higher-level schemas?
One Subject at a time.
What does Sweller suggests to learn in the best way?
Is the load that is devoted to processing and constructing schemas
What is germane cognitive load?
White space
What can you do to make your course easier for the learner to read?
Breaking down a project into Chunks.
What way can you help students absorb a topic in ID?
(Ericsson and Kintsch 1995)
Who had theories in the relationship between working memory and long-term memory to resolve a problem?
Instructional guidance
What does Sweller say we need in the absence of schemas?
Cognitive psychology.
What cognitive load refers to the effort being used in the working memory?
Color Theory
What can you use to make your ID course more attractive to your learner?
Do not just read word for word from a presentation.
What is a suggested way to help students absorb an Instructional Design course video?
Dual channel processing
What is is a feature of Mayer’s cognitive theory of multimedia learning which is closely related to CLT?