In the UK, May 10-16th is mental health awareness week. This is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation and designed to raise the profile of mental health as an urgent and pressing challenge in society ...

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) explains how learning is influenced by the limited capacity of working memory. By understanding and managing different types of cognitive load, faculty can design more ...

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John Sweller has received funding from ARC. This is the first of two essays exploring key theories – cognitive load theory and constructivism – underlying teaching methods used today. Explicit ...

Increasing a liar’s cognitive load increases the probability of detecting deception. A truthful person simply conveys the truth, which requires little cognitive processing. Conversely, liars ...