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Direct linkKalyuga, Slava; Sweller, John – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2005
In this article we suggest a method of evaluating learner expertise based on assessment of the content of working memory and the extent to which cognitive load has been reduced by knowledge retrieved from long-term memory. The method was tested in an experiment with an elementary algebra tutor using a yoked control design. In the learner-adapted…
Descriptors: Long Term Memory, Algebra, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
