The primary purpose of this study was to introduce the cognitive load theory in multimedia
learning, review its historical evolution, and present a critique of its theoretical framework. In
this paper, we articulated the following three primary stages of development in cognitive
load theory; extraneous cognitive load in problem-solving, intrinsic cognitive load and the
first additivity hypothesis, and germane cognitive load and the second additivity hypothesis.
Besides, we argued that the germane cognitive load does not play the explanatory and …