cognitive load theory

The Cognitive Load Theory, introduced by John Sweller in 1988, is concerned with the acquisition of knowledge while taking into account the limitations of short-term memory, as well as students’ mastery of lesson-related schema. Sweller maintains that since people have a limited amount of short-term memory, the more items in a lesson that aren’t mastered to the point of automation, the less likely a student will retain information being taught.Click here to read more »