Direct measurement of cognitive load in multimedia learning
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Cognitive Load Theory & Instructional Design. Taylor and Francis Inc., 2003. S. 53-61 (Educational Psychologist; Band 38 (Spcial Issue), Nr. 1).
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Direct measurement of cognitive load in multimedia learning
AU - Brünken, Roland
AU - Plass, Jan L.
AU - Leutner, Detlev
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2003 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - Cognitive load theory (CLT) is gaining increasing importance in the design and evaluation of instruction, both traditional and technology based. Although it is well understood as a theoretical construct, the measurement of cognitive load induced by instructional materials in general, and by multimedia instruction in particular, mainly relies on methods that are either indirect, subjective, or both. Integrating aspects of CLT, working memory research, and cognitive theories of multimedia learning, we describe the conceptual basis and practical implementation of a dual-task approach to the direct measurement of cognitive load in multimedia learning. This computer-based instrument provides a direct and objective measure that overcomes many of the shortcomings of other indirect and subjective methods that will enable researchers to validate empirically theoretical predictions of CLT.
AB - Cognitive load theory (CLT) is gaining increasing importance in the design and evaluation of instruction, both traditional and technology based. Although it is well understood as a theoretical construct, the measurement of cognitive load induced by instructional materials in general, and by multimedia instruction in particular, mainly relies on methods that are either indirect, subjective, or both. Integrating aspects of CLT, working memory research, and cognitive theories of multimedia learning, we describe the conceptual basis and practical implementation of a dual-task approach to the direct measurement of cognitive load in multimedia learning. This computer-based instrument provides a direct and objective measure that overcomes many of the shortcomings of other indirect and subjective methods that will enable researchers to validate empirically theoretical predictions of CLT.
KW - Educational science
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85139623191&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1207/S15326985EP3801_7
DO - 10.1207/S15326985EP3801_7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:0037412694
SN - 9780805896107
T3 - Educational Psychologist
SP - 53
EP - 61
BT - Cognitive Load Theory & Instructional Design
PB - Taylor and Francis Inc.
ER -