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Welcome to Microlesson 1: Introduction to Cognitive Load Theory!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

There are three videos in the microlesson. Watch each video and then take the zero-stakes quiz.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Video 1: An Introduction to Cognitive Load Theory<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"f201f18d-541b-43e3-9275-ca6ab564ddb0"}},{"content":{"params":{"visuals":{"fit":false,"controls":true},"playback":{"autoplay":false,"loop":false},"l10n":{"name":"Video","loading":"Video player loading...","noPlayers":"Found no video players that supports the given video format.","noSources":"Video source is missing.","aborted":"Media playback has been aborted.","networkFailure":"Network failure.","cannotDecode":"Unable to decode media.","formatNotSupported":"Video format not supported.","mediaEncrypted":"Media encrypted.","unknownError":"Unknown error.","invalidYtId":"Invalid YouTube ID.","unknownYtId":"Unable to find video with the given YouTube ID.","restrictedYt":"The owner of this video does not allow it to be embedded."},"sources":[{"path":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KbzmM30NXNQ","mime":"video\/YouTube","copyright":{"license":"U"}}]},"library":"H5P.Video 1.6","metadata":{"contentType":"Video","license":"U","title":"Untitled Video"},"subContentId":"6e99bcb9-31e2-48d0-af9b-bf0444dca4c8"},"useSeparator":"enabled"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"

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Q#1 - Cognitive load theory describes how the human mind processes new incoming information.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.TrueFalse 1.8","metadata":{"contentType":"True\/False Question","license":"U","title":"Untitled True\/False Question"},"subContentId":"17109744-abbe-4d3e-a9bf-c5d1283d7714"},"useSeparator":"auto"},{"content":{"params":{"media":{"disableImageZooming":false},"answers":[{"correct":false,"tipsAndFeedback":{"tip":"","chosenFeedback":"","notChosenFeedback":""},"text":"

concepts can be learned independently and also processed independently.<\/div>\n"},{"correct":true,"tipsAndFeedback":{"tip":"","chosenFeedback":"","notChosenFeedback":""},"text":"
concepts cannot be learned independently and should be processed simultaneously.<\/div>\n"}],"overallFeedback":[{"from":0,"to":100}],"behaviour":{"enableRetry":true,"enableSolutionsButton":true,"enableCheckButton":true,"type":"auto","singlePoint":false,"randomAnswers":true,"showSolutionsRequiresInput":true,"confirmCheckDialog":false,"confirmRetryDialog":false,"autoCheck":false,"passPercentage":100,"showScorePoints":true},"UI":{"checkAnswerButton":"Check","showSolutionButton":"Show solution","tryAgainButton":"Retry","tipsLabel":"Show tip","scoreBarLabel":"You got :num out of :total points","tipAvailable":"Tip available","feedbackAvailable":"Feedback available","readFeedback":"Read feedback","wrongAnswer":"Wrong answer","correctAnswer":"Correct answer","shouldCheck":"Should have been checked","shouldNotCheck":"Should not have been checked","noInput":"Please answer before viewing the solution","a11yCheck":"Check the answers. The responses will be marked as correct, incorrect, or unanswered.","a11yShowSolution":"Show the solution. The task will be marked with its correct solution.","a11yRetry":"Retry the task. Reset all responses and start the task over again.","submitAnswerButton":"Submit"},"confirmCheck":{"header":"Finish ?","body":"Are you sure you wish to finish ?","cancelLabel":"Cancel","confirmLabel":"Finish"},"confirmRetry":{"header":"Retry ?","body":"Are you sure you wish to retry ?","cancelLabel":"Cancel","confirmLabel":"Confirm"},"question":"
Q#2 - When dealing with a task that has high element interactivity...<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.MultiChoice 1.16","metadata":{"contentType":"Multiple Choice","license":"U","title":"Untitled Multiple Choice"},"subContentId":"57cba1c0-5f91-46f6-baa7-ac9effd76f9a"},"useSeparator":"auto"},{"content":{"params":{"media":{"disableImageZooming":false},"answers":[{"correct":true,"tipsAndFeedback":{"tip":"","chosenFeedback":"","notChosenFeedback":""},"text":"
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Cognitive overload impairs\/prevent learning. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n"},{"correct":true,"tipsAndFeedback":{"tip":"","chosenFeedback":"","notChosenFeedback":""},"text":"
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Cognitive overload happens in a learning situation when we have to process too much at once.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n"},{"correct":true,"tipsAndFeedback":{"tip":"","chosenFeedback":"","notChosenFeedback":""},"text":"
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Cognitive overlaod should be avoided by designing instructional materials and activites that avoid exceeding learners' working memory capacity. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n"}],"overallFeedback":[{"from":0,"to":100}],"behaviour":{"enableRetry":true,"enableSolutionsButton":true,"enableCheckButton":true,"type":"auto","singlePoint":false,"randomAnswers":true,"showSolutionsRequiresInput":true,"confirmCheckDialog":false,"confirmRetryDialog":false,"autoCheck":false,"passPercentage":100,"showScorePoints":true},"UI":{"checkAnswerButton":"Check","showSolutionButton":"Show solution","tryAgainButton":"Retry","tipsLabel":"Show tip","scoreBarLabel":"You got :num out of :total points","tipAvailable":"Tip available","feedbackAvailable":"Feedback available","readFeedback":"Read feedback","wrongAnswer":"Wrong answer","correctAnswer":"Correct answer","shouldCheck":"Should have been checked","shouldNotCheck":"Should not have been checked","noInput":"Please answer before viewing the solution","a11yCheck":"Check the answers. The responses will be marked as correct, incorrect, or unanswered.","a11yShowSolution":"Show the solution. The task will be marked with its correct solution.","a11yRetry":"Retry the task. Reset all responses and start the task over again.","submitAnswerButton":"Submit"},"confirmCheck":{"header":"Finish ?","body":"Are you sure you wish to finish ?","cancelLabel":"Cancel","confirmLabel":"Finish"},"confirmRetry":{"header":"Retry ?","body":"Are you sure you wish to retry ?","cancelLabel":"Cancel","confirmLabel":"Confirm"},"question":"
Q#3 - Select the correct statements. Check all that apply. <\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.MultiChoice 1.16","metadata":{"contentType":"Multiple Choice","license":"U","title":"Untitled Multiple Choice"},"subContentId":"fa5446ac-0939-402b-ac1f-6ebefda3a549"},"useSeparator":"auto"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
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Video 2: Working Memory and Long Term Memory<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"f5813f3e-40ad-405f-98fb-8c2a8942c4c9"},"useSeparator":"auto"},{"content":{"params":{"visuals":{"fit":false,"controls":true},"playback":{"autoplay":false,"loop":false},"l10n":{"name":"Video","loading":"Video player loading...","noPlayers":"Found no video players that supports the given video format.","noSources":"Video source is missing.","aborted":"Media playback has been aborted.","networkFailure":"Network failure.","cannotDecode":"Unable to decode media.","formatNotSupported":"Video format not supported.","mediaEncrypted":"Media encrypted.","unknownError":"Unknown error.","invalidYtId":"Invalid YouTube ID.","unknownYtId":"Unable to find video with the given YouTube ID.","restrictedYt":"The owner of this video does not allow it to be embedded."},"sources":[{"path":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZcoGqi8aiuk","mime":"video\/YouTube","copyright":{"license":"U"}}]},"library":"H5P.Video 1.6","metadata":{"contentType":"Video","license":"U","title":"Untitled Video"},"subContentId":"9d3efb80-1d82-4253-a0e0-22f9ea57967a"},"useSeparator":"enabled"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
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Q#4 - Drag the words into the correct boxes. <\/p>\n","overallFeedback":[{"from":0,"to":100}],"checkAnswer":"Check","tryAgain":"Retry","showSolution":"Show solution","dropZoneIndex":"Drop Zone @index.","empty":"Drop Zone @index is empty.","contains":"Drop Zone @index contains draggable @draggable.","ariaDraggableIndex":"@index of @count draggables.","tipLabel":"Show tip","correctText":"Correct!","incorrectText":"Incorrect!","resetDropTitle":"Reset drop","resetDropDescription":"Are you sure you want to reset this drop zone?","grabbed":"Draggable is grabbed.","cancelledDragging":"Cancelled dragging.","correctAnswer":"Correct answer:","feedbackHeader":"Feedback","behaviour":{"enableRetry":true,"enableSolutionsButton":true,"enableCheckButton":true,"instantFeedback":false},"scoreBarLabel":"You got :num out of :total points","a11yCheck":"Check the answers. The responses will be marked as correct, incorrect, or unanswered.","a11yShowSolution":"Show the solution. The task will be marked with its correct solution.","a11yRetry":"Retry the task. Reset all responses and start the task over again.","textField":"1.\u00a0Cognitive load theory proposes that while we have a very limited *working memory*, we have an effectively infinite *long-term memory*.\n\n2. The limited capacity of working memory only applies to *new or novel information*.\n\n3. The information stored in our long-term memory adds to our feeling of competence or *expertise*. This information also becomes our store of *prior knowledge*.\n\n4. Educators should ensure that their learners have enough *prior knowledge* while presenting *new or novel information* so that the *cognitive capacity* of the working memory is not exceeded. \u00a0This avoids *cognitive overload*.","submitAnswer":"Submit","media":{"disableImageZooming":false}},"library":"H5P.DragText 1.10","metadata":{"contentType":"Drag the Words","license":"U","title":"Untitled Drag the Words"},"subContentId":"93c8b812-ec78-41ba-91c4-4077adb52bc3"},"useSeparator":"auto"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
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Video 3: Intrinsic, Extraneous and Germane Load<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"7aca7206-f481-41f2-a9c6-06f110aadd1f"},"useSeparator":"auto"},{"content":{"params":{"visuals":{"fit":false,"controls":true},"playback":{"autoplay":false,"loop":false},"l10n":{"name":"Video","loading":"Video player loading...","noPlayers":"Found no video players that supports the given video format.","noSources":"Video source is missing.","aborted":"Media playback has been aborted.","networkFailure":"Network failure.","cannotDecode":"Unable to decode media.","formatNotSupported":"Video format not supported.","mediaEncrypted":"Media encrypted.","unknownError":"Unknown error.","invalidYtId":"Invalid YouTube ID.","unknownYtId":"Unable to find video with the given YouTube ID.","restrictedYt":"The owner of this video does not allow it to be embedded."},"sources":[{"path":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IkH0EGYqWO0","mime":"video\/YouTube","copyright":{"license":"U"}}]},"library":"H5P.Video 1.6","metadata":{"contentType":"Video","license":"U","title":"Untitled Video"},"subContentId":"86426b86-0a50-44df-b8f3-7b750f9eb935"},"useSeparator":"enabled"},{"content":{"params":{"text":"
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IMPORTANT TO NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Sweller and colleagues wrote a revised paper in 2019 and called it Cognitive architecture and instructional design: 20 years later. The paper argues that the concept of germane cognitive load has evolved since its initial introduction. Here's what it says in a nutshell:<\/p>\n\n
Original Idea (1998):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Germane cognitive load was thought to be an additional component of the total cognitive load, contributing to learning by replacing extraneous load when it was reduced.<\/p>\n\n
This conceptualization implied that total cognitive load remained constant, even if extraneous load was minimized.<\/p>\n\n
Problem with the Original Idea:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Empirical studies found that when extraneous cognitive load was reduced, the total cognitive load also decreased, which contradicted the earlier assumption that germane load would always fill the gap.<\/p>\n\n
This suggested that germane load couldn't simply replace extraneous load in a one-to-one manner.<\/p>\n\n
Revised Understanding (Current):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Germane cognitive load is no longer viewed as a separate \"extra\" type of load adding to the total load.<\/p>\n\n
Instead, it represents a redistribution of mental resources. When extraneous load is minimized, these resources are redirected to processing the intrinsic aspects of the task, which are directly relevant to learning.<\/p>\n\n
Germane load is thus a by-product of effective instructional design that frees up working memory capacity to focus on what matters most.<\/p>\n\n
Key Implication:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
The new view eliminates the idea that germane load imposes its own cognitive load. Instead, it reflects how working memory resources are used effectively for learning.<\/p>\n\n
Instructional strategies should aim to minimize extraneous load and channel resources toward intrinsic load to enhance learning.<\/p>\n\n
In summary, the paper reframes germane load as a redistributive mechanism rather than an additional source of load, emphasizing the importance of efficient use of working memory in promoting learning.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"ad575369-8538-4975-91fc-5694169393d2"},"useSeparator":"auto"}]}