Cognitive Load Theory has traditionally used slot-based working memory capacity models¶

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q1 i? Cognitive Load Theory has long used working memory capacity models in which working memory is viewed as a discrete number of slots (chunks) that can be kept active. → Sébastien Puma 2018

Evidence¶

Sébastien Puma 2018¶

Sébastien Puma, Nadine Matton, Pierre-Vincent Paubel, André Tricot. (2018). Cognitive Load Theory and Time Considerations: Using the Time-Based Resource Sharing Model. Educational Psychology Review, 30 (3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-018-9438-6

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This is a definitional/descriptive statement from the article's abstract about how Cognitive Load Theory has historically used working memory models: capacity models viewing working memory as "a discrete number of slots (i.e., chunks)". It frames the article's contribution rather than reporting a tested result.

"For a long time, Cognitive Load Theory has considered working memory models as tools to advance research on learning. It has used working memory capacity models, where working memory is viewed as being composed of a discrete number of slots (i.e., chunks) that can be kept active."

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