Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on contributors
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Concepts
- 2 Human attention and its implications for human–computer interaction
- 3 The management of visual attention in graphic displays
- 4 Cognitive load theory, attentional processes and optimized learning outcomes in a digital environment
- 5 Salience sensitive control, temporal attention and stimulus-rich reactive interfaces
- Part II Theoretical and software tools
- Part III Applications
- Index of authors cited
- Index
- Plate section
- References
4 - Cognitive load theory, attentional processes and optimized learning outcomes in a digital environment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 February 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on contributors
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Concepts
- 2 Human attention and its implications for human–computer interaction
- 3 The management of visual attention in graphic displays
- 4 Cognitive load theory, attentional processes and optimized learning outcomes in a digital environment
- 5 Salience sensitive control, temporal attention and stimulus-rich reactive interfaces
- Part II Theoretical and software tools
- Part III Applications
- Index of authors cited
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
The interactive relation and equivalence between working memory and attentional processes has been demonstrated by experimental, developmental, educational and clinical studies on preschoolers, schoolchildren, adolescents, younger adults and the elderly. It is important to understand the features of working memory from the ground theory of human cognitive architecture and its derived evolutionary educational psychology, which argue that the constraints of working memory are virtually necessary for both human survival and learning. Based on our knowledge of cognitive architecture and empirical research on effective instruction design that is in accordance with the functioning of working memory and related cognitive structures, cognitive load theory has been developed during recent decades to provide a number of principles for teaching and learning in a variety of settings. Much of this work has been carried out in a digital supported environment. In this chapter, recommendations based on cognitive load perspectives are presented along with further explorations of the potential for constructing digital supporting systems and tools.
Introduction
Digital technologies bring many capabilities to the teaching and learning environment. Anyone with access to the Internet can easily and quickly locate multimedia information. Text, images, sound and video can be accessed with the movement of a mouse or at the stroke of a key. Synchronous (e.g., video teleconferencing, chat sessions) and asynchronous (via bulletin boards, emails and the like) collaboration is possible.
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- Human Attention in Digital Environments , pp. 93 - 113Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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