Tracing along a poster displaying a cycle reduced extraneous cognitive load and improved learning outcomes¶
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q2 i? Physically moving with an index finger along a poster displaying a cycle such as the water cycle can reduce extraneous cognitive load and result in better learning outcomes. → Paul Ginns & Jimmie Leppink 2019
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Paul Ginns & Jimmie Leppink 2019¶
Paul Ginns & Jimmie Leppink. (2019). Special Issue on Cognitive Load Theory: Editorial. Educational Psychology Review, 31, 255–259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09474-4
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Intervention study introducing embodied and grounded cognition to CLT research, summarized in the editorial: "physically moving with an index finger along a poster displaying a cycle such as the water cycle can reduce extraneous cognitive load and result in better learning outcomes."
"physically moving with an index finger along a poster displaying a cycle such as the water cycle can reduce extraneous cognitive load and result in better learning outcomes."
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Related Claims¶
- Biologically primary motor actions such as finger tracing can provide cognitive benefits without causing cognitive load — related
- Reducing extraneous load can also remove affordances for germane processes — related
- Cognitive Overload Degrades Learning — a broader claim this one bears on
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Tracing along a poster displaying a cycle reduced extraneous cognitive load and improved learning outcomes |
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Tracing along a poster displaying a cycle reduced extraneous cognitive load and improved learning outcomes |
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