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cognitive load theory

Reducing cognitive load in Oxford Smart Activate

February 2, 2024December 4, 2024Oxford Science Team
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Cognitive load relates to the amount of information that a person can hold in their working memory at any one time. During learning, information is held in your working memory until it has been processed enough to transfer into your larger capacity long-term memory. If new information is not transferred, it will most likely be […]

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An introduction to cognitive science

September 16, 2019January 26, 2024Oxford Science Team 1 Comment

By Dom Shibli FCCT Dom is a Senior Lecturer in Secondary Science at the University of Hertfordshire. He is a proud founding fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and contributes to the CogSciSci website. He applauds the use of cognitive science within the teaching profession but hopes that it doesn’t become the next fad […]

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