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Zu, Tianlong; Hutson, John; Loschky, Lester C.; Rebello, N. Sanjay – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
In a previous study, DeLeeuw and Mayer (2008) found support for the triarchic model of cognitive load (Sweller, Van MerriĆ«nboer, & Paas, 1998, 2019) by showing that three different metrics could be used to independently measure 3 hypothesized types of cognitive load: intrinsic, extraneous, and germane. However, 2 of the 3 metrics that the…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Multimedia Instruction
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Foroughi, Cyrus K.; Werner, Nicole E.; McKendrick, Ryan; Cades, David M.; Boehm-Davis, Deborah A. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2016
Previous research has shown that there is a time cost (i.e., a resumption lag) associated with resuming a task following an interruption and that the longer the duration of the interruption, the greater the time cost (i.e., resumption lag increases as interruption duration increases). The memory-for-goals model (Altmann & Trafton, 2002)…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Short Term Memory, Task Analysis, Attention Control
Webber, Jenny Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and its effects on student academic achievement have been researched for many years. There have been many interventions that have been used in treating ADHD that have been found successful when implemented consistently. Some of the interventions that have been researched in the past are behavior…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Feedback (Response), Behavior Modification, Short Term Memory