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Jamie Costley; Anastasiia Kapuza; Anna Gorbunova; Irina Shcheglova – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2025
Cognitive load theory describes the mechanisms for the transfer of information from human working memory to long-term memory. This theory posits that increasing the number of interactive elements, such as interconnections, may increase cognitive load. This study investigates the impact of interconnections in concept maps on cognitive load,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Concept Mapping, Short Term Memory
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Tamás Káldi; Ágnes Szollosi; Mihály Racsmány – Child Development, 2025
Retrieval practice is known to enhance long-term memory retention, a phenomenon termed as retrieval practice effect. Two experiments (NWhite = 202), showed that the effect was present in preschool age (5-6 years) and had a boundary condition, namely, amount of initial learning. Specifically, there was a considerable effect only when children…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology)