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Skulmowski, Alexander – Educational Psychology Review, 2023
This review is aimed at synthesizing current findings concerning technology-based cognitive offloading and the associated effects on learning and memory. While cognitive externalization (i.e., using the environment to outsource mental computation) is a highly useful technique in various problem-solving tasks, a growing body of research suggests…
Descriptors: Mental Computation, Learning Processes, Memory, Problem Solving
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Skulmowski, Alexander; Xu, Kate Man – Educational Psychology Review, 2022
Cognitive load theory has been a major influence for the field of educational psychology. One of the main guidelines of the theory is that extraneous cognitive load should be reduced to leave sufficient cognitive resources for the actual learning to take place. In recent years, research regarding various design factors, in particular from the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Electronic Learning, Educational Psychology
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Bjorn de Koning; Shirong Zhang; Stoo Sepp – Educational Psychology Review, 2025
Human movement plays a foundational role in cognition and learning. This topical collection brings together theoretical and empirical work examining how gestures, physical activity, and virtual movement enhance learning in language, multimedia, and activity-based learning. Regarding language learning, interacting with virtual object improves…
Descriptors: Movement Education, Human Body, Nonverbal Communication, Multimedia Instruction