Germane cognitive load can be defined in terms of intrinsic cognitive load, associating it with element interactivity¶

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q1 i? The article defines germane cognitive load in terms of intrinsic cognitive load, thereby also tying germane load to element interactivity. → Sweller 2010

Evidence¶

Sweller 2010¶

Sweller, J. (2010). Element Interactivity and Intrinsic, Extraneous, and Germane Cognitive Load. Educational Psychology Review, 22, 123–138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-010-9128-5

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Theoretical argument from the abstract. The author extends the unification to germane load, writing that "germane cognitive load can be defined in terms of intrinsic cognitive load", which links it to the same element interactivity mechanism; no data are reported.

"Furthermore, germane cognitive load can be defined in terms of intrinsic cognitive load, thus also associating germane cognitive load with element interactivity."

Discussion¶

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