CLT-aligned e-learning modules improved cognitive load profiles and OSCE performance in simulation-based medical training (review-attributed to Gutierrez et al., 2023)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The review reports, citing Gutierrez et al. (2023), that randomly assigned postgraduate trainees using CLT-informed preparatory modules showed lower extraneous load, higher germane load, and significantly better OSCE performance. → Wei 2025

Evidence¶

Wei 2025¶

Wei, X., Roschelle, J., Pautz Stephenson, S. & Wortman, A. (2025). Researching digital learning platforms: Foundations, methods, and policy recommendations. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/257

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review attributes this to a pilot randomized study by Gutierrez et al. (2023) in a simulation-based medical training program, where first-year postgraduate trainees were randomly assigned to weekly online preparatory modules 'explicitly informed by CLT to reduce extraneous load.' No effect size is printed.

"The results showed that the group using the modules experienced lower extraneous cognitive load and higher germane load during instruction and also demonstrated significantly better performance on an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Working Memory — outcome: instruction changes it

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