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Thompson, Nik; McGill, Tanya Jane – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
The human cognitive system possesses a finite processing capacity, which is split into channels for various modalities, and learning can be inhibited if any of the cognitive channels is overloaded. However, although the amount of e-learning materials is increasing steadily, the design of instructional material has been largely based on intuition…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Cognitive Processes, Multimedia Materials, Material Development

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