UNSW Cognitive load issues in teaching and learning mathematics Slava Kalyuga
Cognitive load issues in teaching and learning mathematics Slava Kalyuga
Outline u Review of CLT principles o Reducing cognitive load in mathematics instruction Learner prior knowledge and instructional guidance o Responding to alternative approaches 口 Implications
❑ Review of CLT principles ❑ Reducing cognitive load in mathematics instruction ❑ Learner prior knowledge and instructional guidance ❑ Responding to alternative approaches ❑ Implications Outline
Working Memory Constructing mental representations of a situation or task Long-Term Memory Knowledge base Sensory Memory: Incoming information
Constructing mental representations of a situation or task Long-Term Memory Knowledge base Working Memory Sensory Memory: Incoming information
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