Applying cognitive load theory to medical education: construct and measurement challenges

Perspectives on Medical Education

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 107-109

  Young, John Q ^a   Sewell, Justin L ^b  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive Load; Cognitive Load Theory; Information Element; Learning Task; Work Memory Resource

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969205012     PISSN: 22122761     EISSN: 2212277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40037-015-0193-9     Document Type: Note

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