Talk:Cognitive load
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[edit] No definition
This article does not start out with a definition of the term, which is not typical for Wikipedia articles.
Also, this article only list proponents of Cognitive Load Theory.
- This problem is now fixed. Lova Falk 15:12, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] cognitive load is an ill-defined concept
Cognitive load is an ill-defined concept. This limits the utility of cognitive load theory. Chipmas 20:14, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Utility of cognitive load theory
Baddeley and Hitch (1974)(one of the most highly cited articles in Cognitive Psychology), included several experiments concerning "concurrent memory load" (Baddeley and Hitch, 1974, p.69). Thus the utility of Cognitive load theory is not in question. It is an expansion and explanation of these early experiments.
--Dlewis3 14:14, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cognitive and Instructional Design
While Psychologists should be interested in Cognitive load it was first developed Instructional Technologists and is used to explain the working memory load given various instructional designs. Before making rash decisions about where to place this material read the literature carefully to make an informed decision. --Dlewis3 (talk) 15:28, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
- I think the definition of cognitive load (the very first line of the article) is perfectly clear. I agree with Dlewis that cognitive load theory is important enough to deserve an article. "Cognitive load" gives 127 000 results in google, so it's good that people who wonder what is meant by cognitive load can read about it in Wikipedia. Lova Falk 15:12, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
