Complex learning is lengthy, requiring instruction to account for learners' motivational states and expertise development¶
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q2 i? Because complex learning is a lengthy process, instructional approaches must take learners' motivational states and levels of expertise development into account. → van Merriënboer 2005
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van Merriënboer 2005¶
van Merriënboer, J.J.G., Sweller, J. (2005). Cognitive Load Theory and Complex Learning: Recent Developments and Future Directions. Educ Psychol Rev 17, 147–177 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-005-3951-0
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The review identifies this as the second of three recent developments in CLT for complex learning, stating that "complex learning is a lengthy process requiring learners' motivational states and levels of expertise development to be taken into account." No effect size is printed.
"Second, complex learning is a lengthy process requiring learners' motivational states and levels of expertise development to be taken into account."
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Related Claims¶
- Most surveyed teachers report accounting for learner prior knowledge and material complexity in instructional design — related
- Instructional guidance that helps novices can become redundant or counterproductive as expertise grows. — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Complex learning is lengthy, requiring instruction to account for learners' motivational states and expertise development |
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Complex learning is lengthy, requiring instruction to account for learners' motivational states and expertise development |
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