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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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Ifenthaler, Dirk; Gosper, Maree – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2014
This paper introduces the MAPLET framework that was developed to map and link teaching aims, learning processes, learner expertise and technologies. An experimental study with 65 participants is reported to test the effectiveness of the framework as a guide to the design of lessons embedded within larger units of study. The findings indicate the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Instructional Design, Units of Study, Teaching Methods
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Xie, Ying; Sharma, Priya – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2011
Reflective learning can assist a learner's purposeful and conscious manipulation of ideas toward meaningful learning and knowledge integration. Blogs have been used to support reflection, but Blogs usually do not provide overt mechanisms for students to make connections between different parts of an experience, which is integral to reflective…
Descriptors: Evidence, Concept Mapping, Graduate Students, Web Sites