OBJECTIVES Few studies have investigated cognitive factors affecting learning of procedural skills in medical education. Cognitive load theory, which focuses on working memory, is highly relevant, but methods for measuring cognitive load during procedural training are not well understood. Using colonoscopy as an exemplar, we used cognitive load theory to develop a self-report instrument to meas...

Previous chapters have defined Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), described evidence for different origins and types of cognitive load, the way that load interacts with individual differences and the impact of load on learning from instruction. In this chapter we will step back a bit and describe some of the history of cognitive load theory in order to better understand both its current focus and fut...

In two pilot experiments, a new approach for the direct assessment of cognitive load during multimedia learning was tested that uses dual-task methodology. Using this approach, we obtained the same pattern of cognitive load as predicted by cognitive load theory when applied to multimedia learning: The audiovisual presentation of text-based and picture-based learning materials induced less cogni...

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A meta-analysis of 117 experiments evaluated the effects of cognitive load on duration judgments. Cognitive load refers to information-processing (attentional or working-memory) demands. Six types of cognitive load were analyzed to resolve ongoing controversies and to test current duration judgment theories. Duration judgments depend on whether or not participants are informed in advance that t...

Past research has shown that strong emotional or motivational states can cause normally restrained eaters to overeat. In this article it is argued that simple cognitive load can also disinhibit eating by restrained eaters. Two studies examined this disinhibition effect. In Study 1, restrained and unrestrained eaters were given the opportunity to consume high-calorie food while performing either...

The cognitive load experienced by a person can be used as an index to monitor task performance. Hence, the ability to measure the cognitive load of a person using speech can potentially be very useful, especially in areas such as air traffic control systems. Current research on cognitive load does not provide enough insight into how cognitive load affects the speech spectrum, or the speech prod...

In instructional psychology, cognitive load theory has applied knowledge of processing limitations of human cognitive system to enhance effectiveness of instructional procedures and information presentation formats. Underlying assumptions and principles of cognitive load theory are based on a recently proposed evolutionary perspective that regards both human cognitive architecture and biologica...

The development process involved developers contribution based his/her cognitive thinking in the real time process. The developer’s performance is dynamic as per their cognitive load. The cognitive load is un-deterministic as well hidden and integrated in the developer’s process. This paper attempt to identify software developer cognitive measure which influences the development process using n...

This paper examines the effects of cognitive load on risky choices in a capital budgeting setting. Research by Moreno et al. (2002) demonstrated that affective reactions to a choice can alter risk-taking tendencies. Their control participants’ decisions were influenced by the framing effects of prospect theory. However, once affective cues were introduced, participants’ reactions to these cues ...