WorksheetsScience of Learning
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
How would your rate your knowledge of Cognitive Load Theory?
Never heard of it before today.
I know a little bit.
I know it very well
Who developed Cognitive Load Theory?
Richard Sweller
Richard Major
John Major
John Sweller
Cognitive load is directly related to space in which type of memory?
Long term memory
Working memory
Sensory memory
Procedural memory
Seven, plus or minus two, is the number of pieces of information the average person can hold in their __________.
sensory memory
explicit memory
implicit memory
working memory
What is a mental structure in long term memory that helps learners make connections to core ideas?
LTM
STM
Schema
Chunking
Students learn new ideas by reference to ideas they already know.
True
False
Learning can be impeded if students are confronted with too much information at once.
True
False
Memory is the residue of __________.
Repetition
Thought
Desire
Emotion
Knowledge is a pre-requisite for higher order thinking skills.
True
False
The best way to get around the constraints of working memory is to store lots of information into long-term memory.
True
False
It is easy to think critically about a topic you just learned about.
True
False
Frequent quizzes are a great way to help students learn material.
True
False
Sufficient background knowledge prevents students from overwhelming their working memory.
True
False
Googling facts vs knowing facts places a burden on working memory.
True
False
