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The Planet Captivate Blog – Cognitive Load

Adobe Captivate

In this post, I’d like to focus our attention on the theory side of things. However, one topic that Jim has helped me to better understand is that of cognitive load. There has been a great deal of research done on the topic, but in a nutshell, it refers to the amount of information the human brain can effectively process at one time.

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Demystifying Cognitive Load Theory

ID Mentors

Cognitive load theory is credited to the work and research of John Sweller in the 1980s. In this article, I try and decode it to help Instructional Designers understand the concept and apply it when they design learning material. Hopefully, this will reduce Cognitive Load! Hopefully, this will reduce Cognitive Load!

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Growth Mindset, AI, and More: ID Links 3/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

This post includes links on growth mindset, an AI tool for instructional design, branching scenarios, accessibility, and a magazine issue with elearning articles by multiple prominent authors. Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn?

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Adult learning theories for instructional designers: Transformative learning

Matrix

The theory of transformative learning has been developed by Jack Mezirow. ” moment is both cognitive and emotional. The cognitive system makes use of prior knowledge and experiences all the time. That’s why they’re mainly relevant when we refer to adult learners. A true “A-ha!”

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The History and Contributions of Neuroscience: Test Your Knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

The term “neuroscience” dates back to the 1960s and refers to the scientific study of the nervous system, from molecules to cognitive and behavioural functions. Test your knowledge of the subject by answering the following five questions. True or false? CORRECT ANSWER. CORRECT ANSWER.

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Latent Learning

Ontuitive

Before Edward Tolman's maze experiments (see this post , and this post , for the full story) and subsequent theories about "cognitive maps," it was conventional wisdom that learning only occurred with incentives and reinforcements. The Pavlovian response is the most famous reference for this approach).

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"Strip maps" and "comprehensive maps"

Ontuitive

"Cognitive mapping" might be another useful way to talking about Performance Learning. I read an article in The Guardian over the weekend that adds to our use of GPS as a way to think about learning. One thing to note is that the anecdotal evidence leads people to believe that our cognitive functions are highly malleable.

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