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Kalyuga, Slava – Educational Psychology Review, 2011
Cognitive load theory has been traditionally described as involving three separate and additive types of load. Germane load is considered as a learning-relevant load complementing extraneous and intrinsic load. This article argues that, in its traditional treatment, germane load is essentially indistinguishable from intrinsic load, and therefore…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes, Learning Activities, Guidelines