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Reed, Stephen K. – Educational Psychologist, 2006
This article provides a tutorial overview of cognitive architectures that can form a theoretical foundation for designing multimedia instruction. Cognitive architectures include a description of memory stores, memory codes, and cognitive operations. Architectures that are relevant to multimedia learning include Paivio's dual coding theory,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Multimedia Instruction, Curriculum Development, Learning Theories
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Grobecker, Betsey – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
Learning differences or disabilities can be best understood and addressed within the holistic/constructivist theory of knowledge construction and the reciprocal evolution of cognitive structures. Learning differences manifest themselves in the spirals of mental structuring activity that guide relational thinking. Such a perspective focuses on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education