Instruction based on cognitive load theory can compensate for age-related cognitive declines¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr?·q3
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q3 i? The authors conclude that instruction based on cognitive load theory can compensate for age-related cognitive declines. → Paas 2001
Evidence¶
Paas 2001¶
Paas, F., Camp, G., & Rikers, R.M.J.P. (2001). Instructional compensation for age-related cognitive declines: Effects of goal specificity in maze learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(1), 181-186. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.93.1.181
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The authors' stated conclusion from the maze experiment: the finding that nonspecific goals narrowed the age gap leads them to suggest that "instruction based on cognitive load theory" can compensate for age-related cognitive declines.
"These results suggest that instruction based on cognitive load theory (J. Sweller, J.J.G. Van Merriënboer, & F. Paas, 1998) can compensate for age-related cognitive declines."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Working Memory — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it
Related Claims¶
- Reduction of cognitive load can sometimes impair learning rather than enhance it — related
- Selection strategies predict fewer memory problems regardless of decline extent; optimization and compensation are adaptive mainly under greater decline — related
- Cognitive Load Theory lacks a motivational focus, which becomes problematic when interpreting interventions that foster effortful learning strategies — related
- When relevant knowledge can be drawn upon, age trends in performance can reverse, with older adults outperforming younger adults on crossword puzzles — related
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Instruction based on cognitive load theory can compensate for age-related cognitive declines |
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Instruction based on cognitive load theory can compensate for age-related cognitive declines |
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2001 |
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