Can prior knowledge increase task complexity? – Cases in which higher prior knowledge leads to higher intrinsic cognitive load

Background & Aims Cognitive load theory assumes that the higher the learner's prior knowledge (i.e., the more expert the learner), the lower the intrinsic cognitive load (complexity) experienced for a given problem. While this is the case in many scenarios, there can be cases in which the c...

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Published in:British journal of educational psychology 2023-08, Vol.93 (S2), p.305-317
Main Authors: Endres, Tino, Lovell, Oliver, Morkunas, David, Rieß, Werner, Renkl, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate
Climate Change
Cognition
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive load
cognitive load theory
Cognitive Processes
Complexity
Difficulty Level
Educational psychology
Elementary School Students
Expertise
Foreign Countries
Forestry
Germany
Humans
intrinsic load
Knowledge
Mathematics
Novices
Prior knowledge
Prior Learning
problem representations
Problem Solving
Students
Task complexity
Theory
Word Problems (Mathematics)
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