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Human Cognitive Processes

Human Cognitive Processes

Slava Kalyuga
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 33
ISBN13: 9781605660486|ISBN10: 1605660485|EISBN13: 9781605660493
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-048-6.ch001
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Slava Kalyuga. "Human Cognitive Processes." Managing Cognitive Load in Adaptive Multimedia Learning, IGI Global, 2009, pp.1-33. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-048-6.ch001

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S. Kalyuga (2009). Human Cognitive Processes. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-048-6.ch001

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Slava Kalyuga. "Human Cognitive Processes." In Managing Cognitive Load in Adaptive Multimedia Learning. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-048-6.ch001

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Abstract

One of the major components of our cognitive architecture, working memory, becomes overloaded if more than a few chunks of information are processed simultaneously. For example, we all experience this cognitive overload when trying to keep in memory an unfamiliar telephone number or add two four-digit numbers in the absence of a pen and paper. Similar in nature processing limitations of working memory represent a major factor influencing the effectiveness of human learning and performance, particularly in complex environments that require concurrent performance of multiple tasks. The learner prior domain-specific knowledge structures and associated levels of expertise are considered as means of reducing these limitations and guiding high-level knowledge-based cognitive activities. One of the most important results of studies in human cognition is that the available knowledge is a single most significant learner cognitive characteristic that influences learning and cognitive performance. Understanding the key role of long-term memory knowledge base in our cognition is important to the successful management of cognitive load in multimedia learning.

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