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Book Chapters
2008, 'Rapid computer-based diagnostic tests of learners` knowledge', in Robinson DH; Schraw G (ed.), Recent Innovations in Educational Technology that Facilitate Student Learning, Information Age Publisher, Charlotte, NC, pp. 195 - 219
,2006, 'Expert-novice differences and adaptive multimedia', in Ghinea G; Chen SY (ed.), Digital multimedia perception and design, Idea Group publishing, Hershey, PA, pp. 206 - 223
,2006, 'Performance assessment and learning task selection in environments for complex learning.', in Elen J; Clark RE (ed.), Handling Complexity in Learning Environments: Theory and Research, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, pp. 201 - 220
,2005, 'Prior Knowledge Principle in Multimedia Learning', in The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, Cambridge University Press, pp. 325 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511816819.022
,2005, 'Instructing and Testing for Expertise: A Cognitive Load Perspective', in Mitel Alea V (ed.), Focus on Educational Psychology, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY, pp. 53 - 104, http://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=rJyiUoWlCNsC&oi=fnd&pg=PA75&dq=Instructing+and+Testing+for+Expertise:+A+Cognitive+Load+Perspective&ots=oPTxODYJwC&sig=GFOM5wF2VWmAL5Rkhp8sZ04v-6g#v=onepage&q=Instructing%20and%20Testing%20for%20Expertise%3A%20A%20Cognitive%20Load%20Perspective&f=false
,2005, 'Prior Knowledge Principle', in Mayer RE (ed.), Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 325 - 337, http://books.google.com.au/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SSLdo1MLIywC&oi=fnd&pg=PA325&dq=Prior+Knowledge+Principle&ots=uRA6P4V5Gv&sig=ec8Kyk8Ej6Zzp_QPythhd3wUMs8#v=onepage&q=Prior%20Knowledge%20Principle&f=false
,1997, 'Levels of Expertise and User-Adapted Formats of Instructional Presentations: A Cognitive Load Approach', in User Modeling, Springer Vienna, pp. 261 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2670-7_27
,Journal articles
2023, 'Effectiveness of invention tasks and explicit instruction in preparing intellectually gifted adolescents for learning', Instructional Science, 51, pp. 921 - 952, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09616-w
,2023, 'Evolutionary Perspective on Human Cognitive Architecture in Cognitive Load Theory: a Dynamic, Emerging Principle Approach', Educational Psychology Review, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09812-7
,2023, 'Expertise reversal effect in a pen-tablet-based learning environment: The role of learningcentered emotions in the interplay between learner expertise and task complexity', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, pp. 270 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12547
,2023, 'Improving English language skills through learning Mathematic contents: From the expertise reversal effect perspective', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93, pp. 386 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12596
,2023, 'The imagination effect when using textual or diagrammatic material to learn a second language', Language Teaching Research, 27, pp. 995 - 1015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362168820971785
,2023, 'The effect of worked examples on learning solution steps and knowledge transfer', Educational Psychology, 43, pp. 914 - 928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2023.2273762
,2022, 'Strategies for facilitating processing of transient information in instructional videos by using learner control mechanisms', Instructional Science, 50, pp. 863 - 877, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09600-w
,2022, 'Learning English as a Foreign Language Writing Skills in Collaborative Settings: A Cognitive Load Perspective', Frontiers in Psychology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.932291
,2022, 'Is the human movement effect stable over time? The effects of presentation format on acquisition and retention of a motor skill', Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 38, pp. 167 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12598
,2022, 'Effects of complexity-determined system pausing on learning from multimedia presentations', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 38, pp. 102 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.14742/ajet.7267
,2021, 'Studying the effect of redundancy in a virtual reality classroom', Educational Technology Research and Development, 69, pp. 1183 - 1200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-09991-6
,2021, 'Comparing alternative sequences of examples and problem-solving tasks: the case of conceptual knowledge', Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 38, pp. 158 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20590776.2021.1915098
,2021, 'Comparing face-to-face and computer-mediated collaboration when teaching EFL writing skills', Educational Psychology, 41, pp. 5 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2020.1785399
,2021, 'Working Memory Resources Depletion Makes Delayed Testing Beneficial', Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 20, pp. 38 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/JCEP-D-20-00024
,2020, 'Exploring factors influencing the effectiveness of explicit instruction first and problem-solving first approaches', European Journal of Psychology of Education, 35, pp. 607 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10212-019-00445-5
,2020, 'Altering element interactivity and variability in example-practice sequences to enhance learning to write Chinese characters', Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34, pp. 837 - 843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.3668
,2020, 'Element interactivity as a factor influencing the effectiveness of worked example–problem solving and problem solving–worked example sequences', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 90, pp. 210 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12317
,2020, 'Communicating Dynamic Behaviors in Basketball: The Role of Verbal Instructions and Arrow Symbols', Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 91, pp. 219 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2019.1657553
,2020, 'The Effects of Temporal Contiguity and Expertise on Acquisition of Tactical Movements', Frontiers in Psychology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00413
,2020, 'Linking students’ emotions to engagement and writing performance when learning Japanese letters with a pen-based tablet: An investigation based on individual pen pressure parameters', International Journal of Human Computer Studies, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2019.102374
,2020, 'Problem-solving or Explicit Instruction: Which Should Go First When Element Interactivity Is High?', Educational Psychology Review, 32, pp. 229 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09500-5
,2020, 'Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Cognitive Load Ratings Supports a Two-Factor Model', QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY, 16, pp. 216 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.20982/tqmp.16.3.p216
,2019, 'Which representation is best for communicating dynamic information?', Memory, 27, pp. 943 - 951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2019.1609520
,2019, 'Four Ways of Considering Emotion in Cognitive Load Theory', Educational Psychology Review, 31, pp. 339 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09473-5
,2019, 'The Variability Effect: When Instructional Variability Is Advantageous', Educational Psychology Review, 31, pp. 479 - 497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09462-8
,2019, 'Effects of worked examples on step performance in solving complex problems', Educational Psychology, 39, pp. 188 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2018.1515891
,2018, 'The Curious Case of Improving Foreign Language Listening Skills by Reading Rather than Listening: an Expertise Reversal Effect', Educational Psychology Review, 30, pp. 1139 - 1165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-017-9427-1
,2017, 'Configured-groups hypothesis: fast comparison of exact large quantities without counting', Cognitive Processing, 18, pp. 447 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10339-017-0826-5
,2017, 'Instruction-first and problem-solving-first approaches: alternative pathways to learning complex tasks', Instructional Science, 45, pp. 195 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11251-016-9399-4
,2017, 'The Effect of Learner-Generated Drawing and Imagination in Comprehending a Science Text', Journal of Experimental Education, 85, pp. 142 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2016.1143796
,2016, 'When instructional guidance is needed', Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 33, pp. 149 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/edp.2016.16
,2016, 'The impact of complexity on the expertise reversal effect: experimental evidence from testing accounting students', Educational Psychology, 36, pp. 1868 - 1885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2015.1051949
,2016, 'The Effect of Wording and Placement of Task Instructions on Problem-Solving Creativity', Journal of Creative Behavior, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jocb.157
,2016, 'The Expertise Reversal Effect is a Variant of the More General Element Interactivity Effect', Educational Psychology Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-016-9359-1
,2016, 'Effectiveness of collaborative learning of computer programming under different learning group formations according to students' prior knowledge: a cognitive load perspective', Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 27, pp. 171 - 192
,2015, 'Rethinking the Boundaries of Cognitive Load Theory in Complex Learning', Educational Psychology Review, 27, pp. 1 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10648-015-9352-0
,2015, 'Expertise reversal for different forms of instructional designs in dynamic visual representations', British Journal of Educational Technology, 46, pp. 756 - 767, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12167
,2015, 'Perceiving versus inferring movements to understand dynamic events: The influence of content complexity', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 19, pp. 70 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.03.004
,2015, 'Learning Geometry Problem Solving by Studying Worked Examples: Effects of Learner Guidance and Expertise', American Educational Research Journal, 52, pp. 307 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0002831214549450
,2015, 'Guest Editorial: Managing cognitive load in technology-based learning environments', Educational Technology and Society, 18, pp. 1 - 8
,2015, 'Does the redundancy effect exist in electronic slideshow assisted lecturing?', Computers & Education, 88, pp. 303 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.04.014
,2015, 'Managing Cognitive Load in Technology-Based Learning Environments', Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 18, pp. 1 - 8
,2015, 'The Worked Example Effect, the Generation Effect, and Element Interactivity.', Journal of Educational Psychology, 107, pp. 689 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000018
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