THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING AND TEACHING | John Sweller

The aim of this talk is to present main instructional design implications of human cognitive architecture and cognitive load theory. Why is explicit instruction important?...

John Sweller is Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, who is best known for formulating cognitive load theory which uses our knowledge of evolutionary psychology and human cognitive architecture as a base for instructional design. This theory is one of the most highly cited educational psychology theories. John Sweller received his Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide’s Department of Psychology in 1972 and a B.A. (Hons.) from the same institution in 1969. He has authored over 200 academic publications and has been a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia since 1993.

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0:00 Inicio THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
05:17 About biologically secondary skills
09:50 About how to acquire knowledge
13:04 About instruction
19:14 On the relationship between working memory and long-term memory
26:42 About the cognitive architecture underlying cognitive load theory
36:26 On problem-based learning and general-problem solving skills vs. domain-specific knowledge
39:06 On the role of memorization in the era of internet
41:10 On AI and chatGPT
42:47 On “gamification” and the role of emotions on learning and teaching
44:42 On the problema of transfer of knowledge/skills