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Direct linkFranco, Gina M.; Muis, Krista R.; Kendeou, Panayiota; Ranellucci, John; Sampasivam, Lavanya; Wang, Xihui – Learning and Instruction, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of epistemic beliefs and knowledge representations in cognitive and metacognitive processing when learning about physics concepts through text. Specifically, we manipulated the representation of physics concepts in texts about Newtonian mechanics and explored how these texts interacted with…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Learning, Mechanics (Physics)
Ferguson, Leila E.; Braten, Ivar; Stromso, Helge I. – Learning and Instruction, 2012
This study used think-aloud methodology to investigate 51 Norwegian undergraduates' topic-specific epistemic cognition while working with six documents presenting conflicting views on the issue of cell phones and potential health risks. Results showed that students' epistemic cognition was represented by one dimension concerning the certainty and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Protocol Analysis, Epistemology
Kalyuga, Slava – Learning and Instruction, 2009
The process of knowledge elaboration is considered from the perspective of cognitive load theory. This theory assumes that the available knowledge structures in long-term memory (LTM) are used to organize and guide cognitive processing in complex learning. Accordingly, the role of external instructional guidance in the process of knowledge…
Descriptors: Long Term Memory, Guidance, Difficulty Level, Cognitive Processes
Goldman, Susan R. – Learning and Instruction, 2009
Based on a critical re-analysis of cognitive load theory (CLT), Schnotz and Kurschner identified the need for research on more sensitive ways of assessing learner characteristics, both prior to and during instruction, in order to understand learning processes and outcomes. One emergent theme of the papers in this special issue is that the "same"…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Learning Processes, Difficulty Level, Cognitive Processes
Rouet, Jean-Francois – Learning and Instruction, 2009
Designers of interactive learning environments face the issue of managing the learner's cognitive load, reducing irrelevant sources while optimizing useful sources of load. I propose a conceptual framework aimed at organizing the contributions of the papers presented in this special issue. The framework identifies three main dimensions, namely…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning, Learning Activities
Scheiter, Katharina; Gerjets, Peter; Vollmann, Brigitte; Catrambone, Richard – Learning and Instruction, 2009
Against the background of an adaptation of Cognitive Load Theory to learner-controlled settings we investigated the impact of learner characteristics on information utilization strategies, cognitive load, and learning outcomes in a hypermedia environment. Based on the data of 79 students, five clusters of students were identified according to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Information Utilization, Hypermedia, Multivariate Analysis
Verhoeven, Ludo; Schnotz, Wolfgang; Paas, Fred – Learning and Instruction, 2009
The focus of this special issue is on the cognitive load underlying processes of interactive knowledge construction in a wide range of instructional multimedia platforms. Multimedia comprehension involves the parallel processing of auditory-verbal and visual-pictorial channels within working memory. By means of integrating multimodal information,…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Perspective Taking, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedVosniadou, Stella – Learning and Instruction, 1991
It is argued that recent findings in the study of learning and cognitive science have established a basis for a psychology of learning taking culture into account. Two aspects beyond those discussed are the construction of culture itself and how conceptual models influence the physical reality of culture. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cultural Awareness, Educational Research, Epistemology
