Working memory includes partially independent subcomponents for auditory/verbal and visual/2- or 3-dimensional information¶

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Currency · newest study 1998 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Working memory has partially independent subcomponents dealing separately with auditory/verbal material and visual/2- or 3-dimensional information. → Sweller 1998

q2 i? Working memory has limited capacity and partially independent subcomponents dealing with auditory/verbal material and visual/2- or 3-dimensional information. → Sweller 1998

Evidence¶

Sweller 1998¶

Sweller, J., van Merrienboer, J.J.G. & Paas, F.G.W.C. (1998). Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022193728205

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Theoretical assumption stated in the article's abstract as part of cognitive load theory's cognitive architecture. The article offers this as the theory's premise, describing "partially independent subcomponents" for auditory/verbal and visual information; no empirical test is reported in the available text.

"The theory assumes a limited capacity working memory that includes partially independent subcomponents to deal with auditory/verbal material and visual/2- or 3-dimensional information"

Discussion¶

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