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Direct linkCorbalan, Gemma; Kester, Liesbeth; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2008
Complex skill acquisition by performing authentic learning tasks is constrained by limited working memory capacity [Baddeley, A. D. (1992). Working memory. "Science, 255", 556-559]. To prevent cognitive overload, task difficulty and support of each newly selected learning task can be adapted to the learner's competence level and perceived task…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Sciences, Educational Psychology, Difficulty Level
Swalander, Lena; Taube, Karin – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2007
This study investigated the effect of self-regulated learning, as indicated by academic self-concept, motivation and learning strategies, reading attitude and family based prerequisites on reading ability. Students (n=4018) in the eighth grade answered the IEA reading literacy test, the self-regulated learning questionnaire and a student…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Questionnaires, Self Efficacy, Reading Ability
