Research on cognitive load theory (CLT) has focused primarily on identifying the
mechanisms and strategies that enhance cognitive learning outcomes. However, CLT�…

Learning and instruction has undergone important changes during the last years, which
were among others stimulated by technological innovations. The new technologies enable�…

Many large-scale, school-based interventions have attempted to improve academic
performance through promoting students' growth mindset, defined as the belief that one's�…

The goal of this introductory chapter is to provide a historical review of the assumptions
underlying Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and to place the theory into the broader context of�…

A scientific theory is an explanation of a set of related observations, phenomena, or events
based upon one or more hypotheses and verified multiple times by the evidence of�…

The purpose of this review is to provide educational practitioners with a brief overview of
cognitive load theory (CLT) and its major implications for learning. To achieve this objective�…

This special issue on cognitive load theory is a collection of eight papers that report either on
contemporary challenges to the theory that may lead to new research directions or on new�…

THE PROBLEM OF COGNITIVE LOAD MEASUREMENT: WHAT ARE GOOD COGNITIVE
LOAD INDICATORS? The previous chapters have outlined the basic theoretical�…

Abstract Traditionally, Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) has focused on instructional methods to
decrease extraneous cognitive load so that available cognitive resources can be fully�…

Abstract Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) began as an instructional theory based on our
knowledge of human cognitive architecture. It proved successful in generating a series of�…