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Zu, Tianlong – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Cognitive load theory (CLT) (Sweller 1988, 1998, 2010) provides us a guiding framework for designing instructional materials. CLT differentiates three subtypes of cognitive load: intrinsic, extraneous, and germane cognitive load. The three cognitive loads are theorized based on the number of simultaneously processed elements in working memory.…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Learning Theories, Experiments
Cone, Nadia Elise – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Fluent reading requires the effective integration of orthographic and phonological information in addition to intact processing of either type. The current study used a rhyme decision task to examine phono-orthographic interaction in children with reading disabilities (RD) as compared to typically achieving (TA) children. Word pairs were presented…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Phonological Awareness, Orthographic Symbols, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence