Learning programming via worked-examples: Relation of learning styles to cognitive load

Learning programming via worked-examples : the effects of cognitive load and learning styles

Comparing the Effect of Two Teaching Methods with Complete and Incomplete Worked Examples on Cognitive Load of Students in Medical Terminology

  Introduction : Use of worked examples is one of the methods to decrease cognitive load and facilitate learning. There are different methods to provide worked examples. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of two teaching methods of complete and incomplete worked examples on students’ cognitive load in instruction of medical terminology.   Methods : In a quasi-experimental study in ...

Schema Acquisition: Implications for the Instructional Design of Examples

Students often use analogical reasoning to solve programming problems. The use of examples is one of three types of analogical reasoning in problem solving [1]. Research has shown that examples play an important role in learning and problem solving [2, 3] and are crucial to the acquisition of initial cognitive skills [4]. Schema acquisition is one of the underlying processes in acquiring such s...

Exploring Design Characteristics of Worked Examples to Support Programming and Algorithm Design

In this paper we present an iterative research process to integrate worked examples for introductory programming learning activities. Learning how to program involves many cognitive processes that may result in a high cognitive load. The use of worked examples has been described as a relevant approach to reduce student cognitive load in complex tasks. Learning materials were designed based on i...

The role of worked-examples in schema acquisition: Implications and preliminary findings

Research has shown that worked-examples play an important role in learning and problem solving and are crucial to cognitive skill acquisition. We propose to extend previous work on example-based learning systems with regard to the instructional design of the examples themselves. This can be done by drawing on current developments in Cognitive Load Theory. We aim to explore the roles that worked...