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Sweller J, 2006, 'Discussion of `emerging topics in cognitive load research: Using learner and information characteristics in the design of powerful learning environments`', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 20, pp. 353 - 357

Sweller J; Sweller SM, 2006, 'Natural information processing systems', Evolutionary Psychology, 4, pp. 434 - 458

Sweller J, 2006, 'The worked example effect and human cognition', Learning and Instruction, 16, pp. 165 - 169

Sweller J, 2006, 'The worked example effect and human cognition', Learning and Instruction, 16, pp. 165 - 169

Kirschner P; Sweller J; Clark RK, 2006, 'Why minimal guidance during instruction does not work: An analysis of the failure of constructivist, discovery, problem-based, experiential, and inquiry-based teaching', Educational Psychologist, 41, pp. 75 - 86

Merrienboer JJ; Sweller J, 2005, 'Cognitive load theory and complex learning: Recent developments and future directions', Educational Psychology Review, 17, pp. 147 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-005-3951-0

Leahy WM; Sweller J, 2005, 'Interactions among the imagination, expertise reversal and element interactivity effects', Journal of Experimental Psychology - Applied, 11, pp. 266 - 276, http://www.southalabama.edu/htdocs/oll/chikatla/iddtheorywb/pdf/LeahySweller-2005.pdf

Kalyuga S; Sweller J, 2005, 'Rapid dynamic assessment of expertise to improve the efficiency of adaptive e-learning', Etr&D - Educational Technology Research and Development, 53, pp. 83 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02504800

Clarke TA; Ayres PL; Sweller J, 2005, 'The impact of sequencing and prior knowledge on learning mathematics through spreadsheet applications', Etr&D - Educational Technology Research and Development, 53, pp. 15 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02504794

Pawley DM; Ayres PL; Cooper MG; Sweller J, 2005, 'Translating words into equations: A cognitive load theory approach', Educational Psychology, 25, pp. 75 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0144341042000294903

Kalyuga S; Chandler P; Sweller J, 2004, 'When redundant on-screen text in multimedia technical instruction clan interfere with learning', HUMAN FACTORS, 46, pp. 567 - 581, http://dx.doi.org/10.1518/hfes.46.3.567.50405

Leahy WM; Sweller J, 2004, 'Cognitive load and the imagination effect', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 18, pp. 857 - 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1061

Paas F; Renkl A; Sweller J, 2004, 'Cognitive load theory: Instructional implications of the interaction between information structures and cognitive architecture.', Instructional Science, 32, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:TRUC.0000021806.17516.d0

Sweller J, 2004, 'Instructional design consequences of an analogy between evolution by natural selection and human cognitive architecture.', Instructional Science, 32, pp. 9 - 31, http://www.cdli.ca/~bmann/0_ARTICLES/CogLoad_Sweller04.pdf

Kalyuga S; Sweller J, 2004, 'Measuring knowledge to optimize cognitive load factors during instruction', Journal of Educational Psychology, 96, pp. 558 - 568, http://www.iapsych.com/articles/Kalyuga2004.pdf

Kalyuga S; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2004, 'When redundant on-screen text in multimedia technical instruction can interfere with learning', Human Factors, 46, pp. 567 - 581, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WPV-4F1SCCY-2NW/2/c4bc9950655b20d8fbe55a5766d88d02

Paas F; Renkl A; Sweller J, 2003, 'Cognitive load theory and instructional design: Recent developments', Educational Psychologist, 38, pp. 1 - 4, http://www.uky.edu/~gmswan3/544/Cognitive_Load_&_ID.pdf

Carlson R; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2003, 'Learning and understanding science instructional material', Journal of Educational Psychology, 38, pp. 629 - 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.95.3.629

Kalyuga S; Ayres PL; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2003, 'The expertise reversal effect', Educational Psychologist, 38, pp. 23 - 31, http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~chopin/references/tig/kayluga_ayres.pdf.pdf

Leahy WM; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2003, 'When auditory presentations should and should not be a component of multimedia instruction.', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 17, pp. 401 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.877

Ginns PW; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2003, 'When imagining information is effective', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 28, pp. 229 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0361-476X(02)00016-4

Yu L; Jin P; Sweller J, 2002, 'Application of Cognitive load: theory to English teaching', Journal of Inner Mongoloa Agricultural University, 4, pp. 34 - 37

Pollock E; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2002, 'Assimilating complex information', Learning and Instruction, 12, pp. 61 - 86

Ngu BH; Low BR; Sweller J, 2002, 'text editing in chemistry instruction', Instructional Science, 30, pp. 379 - 402

Cooper G; Tindall-Ford S; Chandler P; Sweller J, 2001, 'Learning by imagining', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 7, pp. 68 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.7.1.68

Kalyuga S; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2001, 'Learner experience and efficiency of instructional guidance', Educational Psychology, pp. 5 - 23

Cooper G; Tindall-Ford SK; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2001, 'Learning by imagining', Journal of Experimental Psychology - Applied, pp. 68 - 82

Kalyuga S; Chandler PA; Sweller J; Tuovinen J, 2001, 'When problem solving is superior to studying worked examples', Journal of Educational Psychology, pp. 579 - 588

Kalyuga S; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2000, 'Incorporating Learner Experience Into the Design of Multimedia Instruction', Journal of Educational Psychology, pp. 126 - 136

Kalyuga S; Chandler P; Sweller J, 1999, 'Managing Split-attention and Redundancy in Multimedia Instruction', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 13, pp. 351 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0720(199908)13:4<351::AID-ACP589>3.0.CO;2-6

Sweller J; Touvinen J, 1999, 'A comparison of cognitive load associated with discovery learning and worked examples.', Journal of Educational Psychology, pp. 334 - 341

Sweller J; Chandler PA; Kalyuga S, 1999, 'Managing split-attention and redundancy in multimedia instruction', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 13, pp. 351 - 371

Sweller J, 1998, 'Can we measure working memory without contamination from knowledge held in longterm memory?', BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 21, pp. 845 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X98371769

Sweller J; Van Merrienboer J; Paas F, 1998, 'Cognitive architecture and instructional design.', Educational Psychology Review, 10, pp. 251 - 296

Yeung AS; Jin P; Sweller J, 1998, 'Cognitive load and learner expertise: Split attention and redundancy effects in reading with explanatory notes.', Contemporary Educational Psychology, pp. 1 - 21

Mwangi W; Sweller J, 1998, 'Learning to solve compare word problems: The effect of example format and generating self-explanations.', Cognition and Instruction, 16, pp. 173 - 199

Kalyuga S; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 1998, 'Levels of expertise and instructional design', Human Factors, pp. 1 - 17

Leung M; Low BR; Sweller J, 1997, 'Learning from equations or words', Instructional Science, pp. 37 - 70

Cerpa N; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 1997, 'Some conditions under which integrated computer-based training software can facilitate learning', Journal of Educational Computing Research, pp. 345 - 368

Jeung H; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 1997, 'The role of visual indicators in dual sensory mode instruction', Educational Psychology, 17, pp. 329 - 343

Tindall-Ford SK; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 1997, 'When two sensory modes are better than one', Journal of Experimental Psychology - Applied, pp. 257 - 287

Chandler PA; Sweller J, 1996, 'Cognitive load while learning to use a computer program', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 10, pp. 151 - 170

Cerpa N; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 1996, 'Some conditions under which integrated computer-based training software can facilitate learning', Journal of Educational Computing Research, 15, pp. 345 - 367

Marcus N; Cooper MG; Sweller J, 1996, 'Understanding instructions', Journal of Educational Psychology, pp. 49 - 63

Mousavi S; Low BR; Sweller J, 1995, 'Reducing cognitive load by mixing auditory and visual presentation modes', Journal of Educational Psychology, pp. 319 - 334

Sweller J; Chandler P, 1994, 'Why Some Material is Difficult to Learn', Cognition and Instruction, 12, pp. 185 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci1203_1

Sweller J, 1994, 'Cognitive load theory, learning difficulty, and instructional design', Learning and Instruction, 4, pp. 295 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0959-4752(94)90003-5

Bobis J; Sweller J; Cooper M, 1994, 'Demands imposed on primary-school students by geometric models', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 19, pp. 108 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ceps.1994.1010

Bobis J; Sweller J; Cooper M, 1993, 'Cognitive load effects in a primary-school geometry task', Learning and Instruction, 3, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0959-4752(09)80002-9

Sweller J, 1993, 'Some cognitive processes and their consequences for the organisation and presentation of information', Australian Journal of Psychology, 45, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049539308259112


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