Document Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper reviews the 16 contribution of the special issue entitled Current Research in Cognitive Load Theory. Each paper is briefly summarized and some critical comments made. The overall collection is then discussed in terms of the positive contributions they make to the field of learning and instruction, and cognitive load theory in particular (the good), as well as problematical issues such as unresolved explanations and conflicting results (the bad) and the special case of measuring cognitive load (the ugly).
RIS ID
34646
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Publication Details
Kirschner, P. A., Ayres, P. & Chandler, P. (2011). Contemporary cognitive load theory research: the good, the bad and the ugly. Computers in Human Behavior, 27 (1), 99-105.