Discovery learning approaches to education have recently come under scrutiny (Tobias &
Duffy, 2009), with many studies indicating limitations to discovery learning practices …

Cognitive load theory uses evolutionary theory to consider human cognitive architecture and
uses that architecture to devise novel, instructional procedures. The theory assumes that …

When a program fails to process an input, it need not be the program code that is at fault. It
can also be that the input data is faulty, for instance as result of data corruption. To get the …

This study, drawing on data from the third cycle of the Program for International Student
Assessment (PISA) and employing three-level hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) as an …

Human cognitive architecture is peculiar. A dominant structure, working memory, is minute in
its ability to process new material but massive in its ability to process very extensive and …

Evolution by natural selection may becharacterized as a system in which a largestore of
genetic information will persistindefinitely while it remains coordinated withits environment …

Disputes about the impact of instructional guidance during teaching have been ongoing for
more than a half century. On one side of this argument are those who believe that all people …

The worked example effect indicates that examples providing full guidance on how to solve
a problem result in better test performance than a problem-solving condition with no …

Natural information processing systems such as biological evolution and human cognition
organize information used to govern the activities of natural entities. When dealing with …

Cognitive load theory (CLT) is aimed at developing training material that efficiently makes
use of the available cognitive processing capacity and stimulates the learner's ability to use …