By Emeritus Professor John Sweller

Journal articles

Ng HK; Kalyuga S; Sweller J, 2013, 'Reducing transience during animation: a cognitive load perspective', Educational Psychology, 33, pp. 755 - 772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2013.785050

Pachman M; Sweller J; Kalyuga S, 2013, 'Levels of knowledge and deliberate practice', Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied, 19, pp. 108 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0032149

Gao Y; Jin P ; Sweller, J ; Low, R , 2013, 'Effects of speaker variability on learning foreign-accented english for EFL learners', Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, pp. 649 - 665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0033024

Kyun S; Kalyuga S; Sweller J, 2013, 'The effect of worked examples when learning to write essays in English literature', Journal of Experimental Education, 81, pp. 385 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2012.727884

Paas F; Sweller J, 2012, 'An Evolutionary Upgrade of Cognitive Load Theory: Using the Human Motor System and Collaboration to Support the Learning of Complex Cognitive Tasks', Educational Psychology Review, 24, pp. 27 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-011-9179-2

Wong A; Leahy W; Marcus N; Sweller J, 2012, 'Cognitive load theory, the transient information effect and e-learning', Learning and Instruction, 22, pp. 449 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.05.004

Moussa-inaty J; Ayres PL; Sweller J, 2012, 'Improving listening skills in English as a foreign language by reading rather than listening: A cognitive load perspective', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26, pp. 391 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1840

Leslie K; Low R; Jin P; Sweller J, 2012, 'Redundancy and expertise reversal effects when using educational technology to learn primary school science', Etr&D - Educational Technology Research and Development, 60, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11423-011-9199-0

Youssef A; Ayres P; Sweller J, 2012, 'Using general problem-solving strategies to generate ideas in order to solve geography problems', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26, pp. 848 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.2888

Leahy WM; Sweller J, 2011, 'Cognitive load theory, modality of presentation and the transient information effect', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25, pp. 951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1787

Baillie A; Proudfoot H; Knight R; Peters L; Sweller J; Schwartz S; Pachana N, 2011, 'Teaching methods to complement competencies in reducing the "junkyard" curriculum in clinical psychology', Australian Psychologist, 46, pp. 90 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00036.x

Torcasio S; Sweller J, 2010, 'The use of illustrations when learning to read: A cognitive load theory approach', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 24, pp. 659 - 672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1577

Sweller J, 2010, 'Cognitive load theory in health professional education: Design principles and strategies', Medical Education, 44, pp. 85 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03498.x

Gog TV; Pass F; Sweller J, 2010, 'Cognitive load theory: Advances in research on worked examples, animations and cognitive load measurement', Educational Psychology Review, 22, pp. 375 - 378

Paas F; Gog TV; Sweller J, 2010, 'Cognitive load theory: New conceptualizations, specifications, and integrated research perspectives', Educational Psychology Review, 22, pp. 115 - 121, http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=2037768591&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=25620&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Sweller J, 2010, 'Element interactivity and intrinsic, extraneous and germane cognitive load', Educational Psychology Review, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-010-9128-5

Sweller J; Clark R; Kirschner P, 2010, 'Teaching general problem solving skills is not a substitute for, or a viable addition to, teaching mathematics', Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 57, pp. 1303 - 1304

Torcasio S; Sweller J, 2010, 'The use of illustrations when learning to read: A cognitive load theory approach', Applied Cognitive Psychology, pp. 659 - 672, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.1577/pdf

Retnowati E; Ayres PL; Sweller J, 2010, 'Worked example effects in individual and group work settings', Educational Psychology, 30, pp. 349 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443411003659960

Rourke A; Sweller J, 2009, 'The worked-example effect using ill-defined problems: Learning to recognise designers' styles', Learning and Instruction, 19, pp. 185 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2008.03.006

Sweller J, 2009, 'Cognitive bases of human creativity', Educational Psychology Review, 21, pp. 11 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-008-9091-6

Wong A; Marcus N; Ayres PL; Sweller J, 2009, 'Instructional animations can be superior to statics when learning human motor skills', Computers in Human Behavior, 25, pp. 339 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2008.12.012

Blayney P; Kalyuga S; Sweller J, 2009, 'Interactions between the isolated-interactive elements effect and levels of learner expertise: experimental evidence from an accountancy class', Instructional Science, 38, pp. 277 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11251-009-9105-x

Van Gog T; Paas F; Marcus N; Ayres PL; Sweller J, 2009, 'The mirror neuron system and observational learning: Implications for the effectiveness of dynamic visualizations', Educational Psychology Review, 21, pp. 21 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-008-9094-3

Paas F; Van Gog T; Kirschner F; Marcus N; Ayres P; Sweller J, 2008, 'Interdisciplinary perspectives on cognitive load research as a key to tackle challenges of contemporary education', , pp. 7 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8827-8_2

Owens PD; Sweller J, 2008, 'Cognitive load theory and music instruction', Educational Psychology, 28, pp. 29 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410701369146

Sweller J, 2008, 'Instructional Implications of David C. Geary`s Evolutionary Educational Psychology', Educational Psychologist, 43, pp. 214 - 216

Kissane MR; Kalyuga S; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2008, 'The consequences of fading instructional guidance on delayed performance: the case of financial services training', Educational Psychology, 28, pp. 809 - 822

Leahy WM; Sweller J, 2008, 'The imagination effect increases with an increased intrinsic cognitive load', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22, pp. 273 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1373

Hasler BS; Kersten B; Sweller J, 2007, 'Learner control, cognitive load and instructional animation', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21, pp. 713 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1345

Sweller J; Diao Y, 2007, 'Redundancy in foreign language reading comprehension instruction: Concurrent written and spoken presentations', Learning and Instruction, 17, pp. 78 - 88

Diao Y; Chandler PA; Sweller J, 2007, 'The effect of written text on comprehension of spoken English as a foreign language', American Journal of Psychology, 120, pp. 237 - 261

Sweller J; Kirschner P; Clark RE, 2007, 'Why Minimally Guided Teaching Techniques Do Not Work: A Reply to Commentaries', Educational Psychologist, 42, pp. 115 - 121

Sweller J; Sweller S, 2006, 'Natural Information Processing Systems', Evolutionary Psychology, 4, pp. 147470490600400135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/147470490600400135

Sweller J; Tindall-Ford SK, 2006, 'Altering the modality of instructions to facilitate imagination: Interactions between the modality and imagination effects.', Instructional Science, 34, pp. 343 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11251-005-6075-5

Sweller J, 2006, 'Discussion of `Emerging topics in cognitive load research: Using information and learner characteristics in the design of powerful learning environments`', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 20, pp. 353 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1251

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

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

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