Learning and Instruction
October 2009 Volume 19, Number 5
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 9
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Cognitive Load in Interactive Knowledge Construction
Ludo Verhoeven, Wolfgang Schnotz & Fred Paas
The focus of this special issue is on the cognitive load underlying processes of interactive knowledge construction in a wide range of instructional multimedia platforms. Multimedia comprehension... More
pp. 369-375
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Effects of prior knowledge and concept-map structure on disorientation, cognitive load, and learning
Franck Amadieu, Tamara van Gog, Fred Paas, André Tricot & Claudette Mariné
This study explored the effects of prior knowledge (high vs. low; HPK and LPK) and concept-map structure (hierarchical vs. network; HS and NS) on disorientation, cognitive load, and learning from... More
pp. 376-386
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The impact of learner characteristics on information utilization strategies, cognitive load experienced, and performance in hypermedia learning
Katharina Scheiter, Peter Gerjets, Brigitte Vollmann & Richard Catrambone
Against the background of an adaptation of Cognitive Load Theory to learner-controlled settings we investigated the impact of learner characteristics on information utilization strategies,... More
pp. 387-401
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Knowledge elaboration: A cognitive load perspective
Slava Kalyuga
The process of knowledge elaboration is considered from the perspective of cognitive load theory. This theory assumes that the available knowledge structures in long-term memory (LTM) are used to... More
pp. 402-410
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Interactive and non-interactive pictures in multimedia learning environments: Effects on learning outcomes and learning efficiency
Thorsten Rasch & Wolfgang Schnotz
New technologies enable flexible combinations of text and interactive or non-interactive pictures. The aim of the present study was to investigate (a) whether adding pictures to texts is generally ... More
pp. 411-422
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Learning in a sheltered Internet environment: The use of WebQuests
Eliane Segers & Ludo Verhoeven
The present study investigated the effects on learning in a sheltered Internet environment using so-called WebQuests in elementary school classrooms in the Netherlands. A WebQuest is an assignment ... More
pp. 423-432
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Constructing knowledge with an agent-based instructional program: A comparison of cooperative and individual meaning making
Roxana Moreno
Participants in the present study were 87 college students who learned about botany using an agent-based instructional program with three different learning approaches: individual, jigsaw, or... More
pp. 433-444
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Managing cognitive load during document-based learning
Jean-François Rouet
Designers of interactive learning environments face the issue of managing the learner's cognitive load, reducing irrelevant sources while optimizing useful sources of load. I propose a conceptual... More
pp. 445-450
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Explorations of relationships among learners, tasks, and learning
Susan R. Goldman
Based on a critical re-analysis of cognitive load theory (CLT), Schnotz and Kürschner identified the need for research on more sensitive ways of assessing learner characteristics, both prior to and... More
pp. 451-454