By Emeritus Professor John Sweller

Journal articles

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

Sweller J; Low R, 1992, 'Some cognitive factors relevant to mathematics instruction', Mathematics Education Research Journal, 4, pp. 83 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03217233

CHANDLER P; SWELLER J, 1992, 'THE SPLIT‐ATTENTION EFFECT AS A FACTOR IN THE DESIGN OF INSTRUCTION', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 62, pp. 233 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8279.1992.tb01017.x

Chandler P; Sweller J, 1991, 'Cognitive Load Theory and the Format of Instruction', Cognition and Instruction, 8, pp. 293 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci0804_2

Sweller J; Chandler P, 1991, 'Evidence for Cognitive Load Theory', Cognition and Instruction, 8, pp. 351 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci0804_5

Purnell KN; Solman RT; Sweller J, 1991, 'The effects of technical illustrations on cognitive load', Instructional Science, 20, pp. 443 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00116358

SWELLER J, 1990, 'ON THE LIMITED EVIDENCE FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING GENERAL PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES', JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, 21, pp. 411 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/749398

Sweller J; Chandler P; Tierney P; Cooper M, 1990, 'Cognitive Load as a Factor in the Structuring of Technical Material', Journal of Experimental Psychology General, 119, pp. 176 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.119.2.176

Ward M; Sweller J, 1990, 'Structuring Effective Worked Examples', Cognition and Instruction, 7, pp. 1 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s1532690xci0701_1

Sweller J, 1990, 'Critique: On the Limited Evidence for the Effectiveness of Teaching General Problem-Solving Strategies', Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 21, pp. 411 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.21.5.0411

Isaacs I; Sweller J; Owen E, 1990, 'Letters to the Editor', Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 21, pp. 91 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.21.1.0091

Isaacs I; Sweller J; Owen E, 1990, 'Letters to the Editor', Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 21, pp. 91 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/749461

SWELLER J, 1990, 'VIEWS FROM 3 ADVISORY EDITORS .1. COGNITIVE-PROCESSES AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, 34, pp. 125 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000494419003400202

OWEN E; SWELLER J, 1989, 'SHOULD PROBLEM-SOLVING BE USED AS A LEARNING DEVICE IN MATHEMATICS', JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, 20, pp. 322 - 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/749520

COOPER M; SWELLER J, 1989, 'SECONDARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS REPRESENTATIONS OF SOLIDS', JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, 20, pp. 202 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/749283

Sweller J, 1989, 'Cognitive Technology: Some Procedures for Facilitating Learning and Problem Solving in Mathematics and Science', Journal of Educational Psychology, 81, pp. 457 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.81.4.457

Owen E; Sweller J, 1989, 'A Forum for Researchers: Should Problem Solving Be Used as a Learning Device in Mathematics?', Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 20, pp. 322 - 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.20.3.0322

Cooper M; Sweller J, 1989, 'Secondary School Students' Representations of Solids', Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 20, pp. 202 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.20.2.0202

TARMIZI RA; SWELLER J, 1988, 'GUIDANCE DURING MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING', JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, 80, pp. 424 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.80.4.424

Sweller J, 1988, 'Cognitive load during problem solving: Effects on learning', Cognitive Science, 12, pp. 257 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0364-0213(88)90023-7

Tarmizi RA; Sweller J, 1988, 'Guidance During Mathematical Problem Solving', Journal of Educational Psychology, 80, pp. 424 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.80.4.424

Cooper G; Sweller J, 1987, 'Effects of Schema Acquisition and Rule Automation on Mathematical Problem-Solving Transfer', Journal of Educational Psychology, 79, pp. 347 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.79.4.347

Owen E; Sweller J, 1985, 'What Do Students Learn While Solving Mathematics Problems?', Journal of Educational Psychology, 77, pp. 272 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.77.3.272

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